A Russian air strike hit a hospital in Ukraine's northeastern region of Sumy on Friday morning, destroying the building and wounding people, the region's governor said.
"Russian aviation, without crossing the Ukrainian border, fired at a hospital. The premises were destroyed, there are wounded people," the official, Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, said on Telegram.
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The hospital is located in the Velyka Pysarivka district, which borders Russia, he said.
Moscow denies targeting civilians. Reuters was not immediately able to verify the battlefield report.
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