Russian attack on Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics in Kyiv injures three patients – photos
The building of the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine has sustained damage as a result of a Russian attack on Kyiv on the night of 12-13 November.
Source: Viktor Liashko, Ukraine's Minister of Health; Kyiv branch of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES); a specialist at the institute
Details: Viktor Liashko reported that a fire had broken out on the premises of the medical facility, adding that the first floor had been partially destroyed.
Liashko noted that the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics was a leading institution where people with complex injuries and musculoskeletal disorders received treatment. He added that reconstructive surgeries after severe injuries to limbs and the spine had been performed there.
The Kyiv branch of the SES reported that the medical facility's staff evacuated 30 people to a safe location, and firefighters rescued seven more. The fire at the site was successfully extinguished.
Three patients at the medical facility sustained injuries as a result of the attack. They were provided with the necessary medical assistance, and some patients were transferred to other wards.
Experts were brought in to inspect the building. After a comprehensive assessment of the damage, the resources needed to fully restore the Institute's operations will be determined, and the government will subsequently finance the repairs.
Mariia, a specialist at the institute, shared on Threads that due to the severe damage, many of the Institute's offices were left without windows. She added that volunteers helped collect the broken glass, while traumatologists covered the windows with plastic film.
Previously: On 26 October, an ambulance crew came under fire during another Russian attack on Kyiv. The blast wave shattered the windows in their vehicle, injuring both paramedic and driver.
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