A baby died after a Russian missile attack on a hospital maternity ward.
According to the country's state emergency services, the mother and doctor of a baby were saved from the rubble after two rockets hit the hospital.
The child's mother was the only patient at the facility according to a Telegram post. The baby was only two days old.
She wrote that she was in terrible pain. We will never forgive.
—Олена Зеленська (@ZelenskaUA) November 23, 2022
The Zaporizhzhia region is home to the largest nuclear plant in Europe and the hospital is located near the fronts of the fighting.
The region, which has been the site of several Russian attacks, was claimed by Russia through illegal referendums.
According to NBC News, Oleksandr Starukh said that the small maternity ward had been hit by missiles.
A baby who has just appeared in the world has died.
—DSNS.GOV.UA (@SESU_UA) November 23, 2022
Three people, including a child, were killed and at least 17 others were injured when a maternity hospital in Mariupol was bombed by Russia. Over a thousand children have been killed or injured in the war in Ukraine, according to the UN.
There was an attack on the hospital on Tuesday. Ukrainian Emergency Services said multiple regions were attacked and officials responded to 159 incidents.
The capital city of Kyiv was hit by missiles. Three people were killed and six others were wounded in the attacks.