1474 medical facilities damaged by Russian strikes during full-scale invasion
Source: Ukraine’s health ministry
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, 194 medical facilities in the territory of Ukraine have been destroyed and 1474 damaged by the Russian air and artillery attacks.
The medical infrastructure of Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, and Chernihiv regions suffered the greatest damage.
The destroyed objects include hospitals, clinics, maternity wards, and other objects.
In addition, Russian invaders destroyed 253 medical vehicles, and captured 125 ambulances.
Despite all the attacks, Ukraine continues work on the restoration of the medical infrastructure.
As of the end of November 2023, 440 medical facilities have been restored fully and 407 partly.
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