Attachments
Highlights
▪ A health-care facility in the city of Dnipropetrovsk was hit in a missile strike on 26 May. The WHO team in Dnipropetrovsk, along with local authorities and partners (Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium, Médecins Sans Frontières Switzerland, Direct Relief, Ukrainian Red Cross and International Committee of the Red Cross) assessed urgent needs and provided the necessary support within hours of the attack. According to the final update provided on 26 May, 31 people were injured in the attack, of whom two died and 16 were hospitalized.
Eight health-care workers were among the wounded, as WHO strongly condemned any form of violence against health-care facilities or medical professionals.
▪ On 24 May the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) discussed and approved the resolution on Ukraine. During the WHA the report on the implementation of resolution WHA 75.11, which focuses on WHO’s support for the humanitarian and emergency health response in Ukraine last year was discussed and published.
Situation Update
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More than 20 drones were destroyed in overnight air attacks launched by the Russian forces on Kyiv on Tuesday, 30 May. Serhiy Popko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, stated that this was the third attack on the city within 24 hours.
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At least one person was killed and 15 were injured in the Russian forces’ missile strike on a clinic in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk on 26 May.
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On 24 May two people were killed and 17 were injured as a result of shelling.
➢ In the Chernihiv region, there were four attacks in a day, with a total of 40 explosions recorded.
➢ In the Sumy region, the Khotin hromada was targeted in overnight shelling with mortar and grenade launchers. No casualties or destruction were reported.
➢ In Zaporizhzhya, 102 attacks were recorded, including three air strikes, seven unmanned aerial vehicle attacks and 92 artillery strikes.
➢ Attacks carried out in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Nikopol, Marhanets and Myriv communities resulted in no injuries but did damage a hotel and six houses as well as a gas pipeline, and completely destroyed four buildings.
➢ In the Kharkiv region, rescuers and firefighters worked around the clock in emergency response efforts in the Velykyi Burluk community and Plosky in the Kupiansk district.
➢ In the Luhansk region, the Russian forces attacked Stelmakhivka, Nevske and Bilohorivka with artillery and mortar. They also continue to use civilian medical facilities for their own purposes. The Central District Hospital in Bilovodsk is overcrowded with wounded Russian soldiers.
➢ In the Donetsk region, 24 attacks were carried out, with 10 settlements shelled. As a result, 11 people, including one child, were injured. The damaged infrastructure included 25 residential buildings, railway tracks, a cultural centre, and a school.
➢ In the Mykolayiv region, the town of Ochakiv was under shelling, which resulted in one person injured, along with damage to gas lines, power lines and internet infrastructure.
➢ In the Kherson region, 64 attacks were carried out, including 11 on the city of Kherson alone. One person was killed and two were injured in the attacks.
- As a result of shelling in the Kherson region, a hospital, an agricultural enterprise and residential buildings were damaged.