Patients, staff of damaged maternity hospital in Odesa transferred to other facilities
A maternity hospital in Odesa damaged as a result of Russian shelling has temporarily suspended admissions; patients, newborns, and staff have been transferred to other specialized institutions, the city council reported on Telegram on Saturday.
In addition to the maternity hospital, other nearby medical facilities in the Prymorsky district were also affected by the overnight Russian attack on Odesa.
"In the consultative and diagnostic center and its branch – a day hospital, as well as a children’s clinic and a family medicine outpatient clinic, more than 60 windows were shattered by the blast wave, and internal doors were damaged," the statement said.
These medical institutions continue to provide care to the public.
The enemy attacked Odesa region overnight into Saturday with 60 strike drones. Two people were killed and more than ten were injured, including a child. Civilian infrastructure was damaged, with strikes hitting a maternity hospital, residential neighborhoods, and port infrastructure. At one of the ports, a grain gallery was damaged by a drone strike.
