The death toll by the bombings of the Russian Army perpetratedThis Monday in Ukraine has increased 37 dead, including three children, and 170 injured, Among them 13 minors, as a result of an attack against a Children’s Hospital located in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has reported this new balance, has regretted that the attack on Monday has “aimed at young cancer patients“many of whom were buried under the rubble,” as he indicated through his profile on the social network X.

He also pointed out that “around a hundred facilities have been damaged”, in addition to the children’s hospital, housing, nurseries, a maternity hospital, a school and a business centre. “The rubble is still being removed from these places,” he said.

In this regard, he stressed that “Russian terrorists must be held accountable for this”“Mere concern does not stop terror. Condolences are not a weapon. We must shoot down Russian missiles. Russian fighter planes must be destroyed wherever they are based. Strong measures must be taken to eliminate any security deficit,” he said.

Attacks in several cities

“It’s a huge disappointment “It is a devastating blow to peace efforts to see the leader of the world’s largest democracy embrace the world’s most bloodthirsty criminal in Moscow on a day like today,” he said, referring to the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Moscow. However, he said that “the world has the strength to” confront Russian threats. “Our partners are capable of making it a reality.”. Decisions must be made as soon as possible“, it is finished.

Zelensky told a press conference in Warsaw together with the Polish Prime Minister during the dayDonald Tuskthat the attacks hit several cities, including Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, and several others located in the Donetsk province. Earlier, he denounced that the Russian army had launched dozens of missiles on cities such as Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.

Condemnation of the international community

US President Joe Biden has said that at the NATO summit in Washington this week, he and his allies will announce measures to strengthen Ukrainian air defenses and “help protect their cities and its civilian population from Russian attacks.”

“Russian missile strikes today killed dozens of Ukrainian civilians and caused damage and casualties at Kyiv’s largest children’s hospital They are a terrible reminder of Russia’s brutality.“It is critical that the world continue to support Ukraine at this important time and that we do not ignore Russian aggression,” he said in a White House statement.

For its part, the NGO Amnesty International (AI) has considered that these attacks, which include the “destruction of hospitals, as well as residential buildings and essential infrastructure, are abominable“, adding that “any act directed against civilians or ignoring them must be unequivocally condemned.”

“The evidence now widely available and some of it verified by Amnesty International experts, including videos of the attack that destroyed the Ohmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv, consistently suggests that the hospital was hit by an incoming Russian cruise missile“Russian attempts to blame Ukraine’s air defences show callous audacity, seeking to shift responsibility away from Russia for killing civilians and destroying medical facilities,” said Marie Struthers, AI’s director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

He also noted that “the chilling images we have seen from the sites of two rounds of attacks in Kyiv today They are a reminder of the cruelty of aggression against Ukraine. The number of civilians killed across the country is growing all the time, including in other missile attacks today” in several localities.

Finally, he warned that “these brutal acts will not cease until those who commit them are punished. crimes under international law “They should know that they will be held individually responsible.” “This tragic day must serve as yet another urgent alarm to the entire international community that immediate and effective measures are needed to ensure justice is done,” he concluded.