Russians damage one of World Health Organisation's main warehouses in Ukraine
Russian forces have damaged one of the World Health Organisation's main warehouses in Ukraine during an attack on the Boryspil district in Kyiv Oblast.
Source: WHO Representative Office in Ukraine on Facebook
Details: No staff members were injured. The extent of the damage and losses of medical supplies are being assessed.
The WHO Representative Office in Ukraine explained that the consequences of the attack cannot yet be assessed because access to the warehouse containing humanitarian medical supplies is restricted for safety reasons due to heavy smoke. Only limited quantities of medicines had been stored at the warehouse as a precaution.
The organisation said that alternative storage facilities had already been found.
Quote: "WHO continues to work to ensure the timely delivery of essential medical assistance to people across Ukraine."
Background:
- On the night of 2-3 September, Russian forces damaged one of the country's largest pharmaceutical warehouses, the Biocon logistics complex in the Boryspil district.
- In early August, a Russian attack destroyed a WHO humanitarian warehouse in Dnipro, where medical supplies intended for healthcare facilities in the combat zone were stored. The team managed to evacuate fewer than half of the pallets containing medical supplies before the attack began.
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