Kyiv hospitals evacuate amidst strike fears

(FILES) A nurse, assistant of Russian doctor Andrei Volna (not pictured), rests after surgery a 35-year-old Ukrainian soldier, who lost part of his leg during Russia's devastating siege of the port city of Mariupol, in the military hospital in Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on 27 January 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Andrei Volna lost faith in Russia. The surgeon's disillusionment passed the point of no return as he fled as Russian tanks entered Ukraine. The 61-year-old left behind a comfortable life in Moscow, with his wife and three children in tow, determined to use his medical skills to help Ukrainians. Settled in Kyiv since September 2023 after securing permission to volunteer in Kyiv, he now mainly treats troops who suffered fractures from blasts.
(FILES) A nurse, assistant of Russian doctor Andrei Volna (not pictured), rests after surgery a 35-year-old Ukrainian soldier, who lost part of his leg during Russia's devastating siege of the port city of Mariupol, in the military hospital in Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on 27 January 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Andrei Volna lost faith in Russia. The surgeon's disillusionment passed the point of no return as he fled as Russian tanks entered Ukraine. The 61-year-old left behind a comfortable life in Moscow, with his wife and three children in tow, determined to use his medical skills to help Ukrainians. Settled in Kyiv since September 2023 after securing permission to volunteer in Kyiv, he now mainly treats troops who suffered fractures from blasts. Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP

Authorities in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Friday announced the evacuation of two hospitals due to fear of Russian attacks.

"The city urgently begins evacuating two hospitals... because a video is widely circulated online, actually announcing an enemy attack on these medical facilities," the city administration said.

The video in question claims that the buildings host military personnel, alleging this would make it a legitimate military target. 

"This is an absolute lie and provocation of the enemy, trying to use this to strike the social infrastructure of the capital," the administration said on Telegram. 

One of the facilities, located on the capital's Bogatyrska street, is a children's hospital, according to the administration. 

"Kyiv authorities are now doing everything possible to move patients and doctors to other medical facilities in the capital," it said. 

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