At least 57 Ukrainians died and others 169 were injured today during the first day of the Russian attack on Ukraine, reported the country’s Ministry of Health.
“According to operational data, 24 Ukrainians perished as a result of the Russian attack. Others 169 were injured,” Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said in a statement, in which he did not specify the number of civilians and soldiers. who lost their lives.
The The Ukrainian government has urged the population to donate blood and seek medical care outside hospitals if their health condition allows it.
Russia, for its part, has not yet reported the casualties suffered.
The Kremlin today launched a “special military operation” in Ukraine from all flanks, the east, the north and the south, and it is already approaching the capital, Kiev.
The Russian Armed Forces used high-precision weapons against military infrastructure, anti-aircraft batteries and military air bases, and although the Ministry of Defense assured that they did not attack cities or civilians, at least four citizens died today in an attack perpetrated by the artillery of the pro-Russian separatist militias against a hospital in the Donetsk region, according to local authorities.
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