Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on deadly strikes in Ukraine
I am horrified by the news out of Ukraine today that at least 150 people have reportedly been killed or injured, and a children’s hospital severely damaged in Kyiv, during a wave of deadly missile strikes across the country
![On 8 July 2024 in Kyiv, a child sits on a bench and cries as rescuers, hospital staff and volunteers clear rubble and search for people trapped under debris after an attack that hit Okhmatdyt hospital, Ukraine's largest children's medical centre.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_index/public/hero/images/UNI608586.jpg?itok=UGqbf6Yb)