Just kilometres from the frontline, in territory re-taken by Ukrainian forces last year, the hospital has now been shelled twice in 72 hours. Since 24 February, 2022, Doctors Without Borders has repeatedly called for the protection of medical facilities after witnessing their destruction in Kherson, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Mikolaiv oblasts.
This latest attack on a hospital is consistent with a pattern that Doctors Without Borders has observed in this war – and particularly with regard to Russian forces’ continued shelling of civilian infrastructure, residential areas and medical structures.
How many times must we see the same thing? What does it even mean to be a caregiver or patient in this war? What will it take for those manning the guns to show a shred of respect for human life? Regardless of intent, we have repeatedly seen medical staff and civilians come under fire in this war. The message is simple: stop bombing hospitals.Cyril Cappai, Head of Mission
