The Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko announced on the air of “Rada” TV channel that 16 children have died since the beginning of hostilities in Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
“It is the fourth day, we save lives operating the wounded around the clock, we also operate on children, unfortunately, 16 children were not saved.
These are the results of what the Russian army is doing, which cannot be called an army, because it is not the army that shoots at doctors, at children, at schools, at kindergartens – terrorists shoot. And I declare again: this is not the army – these are terrorists,” he said.
It should be reminded that in the early morning of 24 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a message announcing the decision to launch a special military operation in Donbas.
“Circumstances require us to take decisive and immediate action. The Donbas People’s Republics have appealed to Russia. I have decided to launch a special military operation in this regard,” Putin said in a televised address to Russian citizens.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that from 05:00 (07:00 Yerevan time) on Thursday, the Russian Armed Forces carried out intensive attacks on Ukrainian military facilities and airports.
The Verkhovna Rada has declared martial law in Ukraine. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine announced the preliminary number of victims and wounded.
