Ukraine: Hospital hit in Kharkiv city, leaving four patients injured.
1 March 2025 - In the early hours of 1 March, Russian forces struck a hospital in Kharkiv city. The roof and wards were damaged, and four patients were injured. Reportedly, more than 50 patients had to be evacuated.
MSF has been working with this hospital since August 2023, transferring stabilised patients from surgery, ICU, and therapy to hospitals with greater capacity in central and western Ukraine. So far, MSF ambulances have transported 204 patients from this now-damaged hospital.
"Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, MSF teams have witnessed many health facilities destroyed across the country. Fighting has left people without access to medical care – even medical centres in rural areas have been hit. Hospitals must not become targets." – Thomas Marchese, MSF's Head of Programmes in Ukraine.
laura.mccullagh@london.msf.org