Ukraine, Russia Blame Each Other for Missile Hitting Kyiv Hospital

Incident occurs on the eve of Washington-hosted NATO summit expected to focus largely on Ukraine.

Rescuers work at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital that was damaged during a missile strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 8, 2024. Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Russia and Ukraine are trading blame for an apparent missile strike on a Kyiv hospital that reportedly killed at least two people—and caused significant damage—on July 8.

“Russia cannot claim ignorance of where its missiles are flying,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a social-media post.