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Ukraine accuses Russian troops of attacking mental hospital in Izyum city

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TRIBUNNEWS.COM – Ukraine accuses Russian troops of attacking a mental hospital near the eastern Ukrainian city of Izyum.

However, Ukrainian emergency services claimed no one was injured.

“A total of 30 staff and 330 patients were in a bomb shelter at the time of the attack,” Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said in a statement.

The governor of the Kharkiv region, which includes the city of Izyum, By Synegubov described Friday’s attack (11/3/2022) as a war crime against civilians.

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This photo taken on February 27, 2022 shows a Russian armored personnel carrier (APC) on fire next to the body of an unidentified soldier during a battle with the Ukrainian armed forces in Kharkiv. – Ukrainian troops secured full control of Kharkiv on February 27, 2022 following street battles with Russian troops in the country’s second largest city, the local governor said. (Photo by Sergey BOBOK / AFP) (AFP/SERGEY BOBOK)

He repeated accusations that Russian troops had carried out genocide in Ukraine, since the Russian invasion on Thursday (24/2/2022).

Russia denies deliberately launching attacks against civilians.

The attack near Izyum followed the bombing of a hospital in the southern city of Mariupol.

Ukrainian officials said three people were killed in Wednesday’s attack.

Russia claims to be investigating the incident, but some officials dismissed reports of the attack as “fake news”.

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A man walks on the street as black smoke billows from the military airport in Chuguyev near Kharkiv.  Thursday (24 February 2022).  The attacks came after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine today with explosions heard soon after across the country and his foreign minister warning a
A man walks on the street as black smoke billows from the military airport in Chuguyev near Kharkiv. Thursday (24 February 2022). The attack came after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine today with explosions heard soon after across the country and his foreign minister warning a “full-scale invasion” was under way. (Photo by Aris Messinis/AFP) (AFP/ARIS MESSINIS)

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) database, there have so far been 27 confirmed attacks on health centers since the Russian invasion began.

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