DISINFO: Kyiv Children’s Hospital incident was result of Ukrainian air defence missile
SUMMARY
After an air defence missile hit a civilian facility in Kyiv. Zelenskyy used this situation as a pretext to increase the military escalation in Ukraine, trying to involve third countries (Poland) in the conflict. Numerous photos and videos from Kyiv undoubtedly confirm the fact that it was a Ukrainian air defence missile destroying the civilian item in this city.
RESPONSE
An attempt to blame the victims of a Russian missile strike and exonerate Russian forces of a potential war crime. The UN security council is set to meet on Tuesday 9th July 2024 at the request of Ukraine, as well as Britain, France, Ecuador, Slovenia and the US.
On 8 July 2024, Russia launched at least 40 missiles at targets across Ukraine, including the country’s largest children’s hospital. At least 38 people were killed across the country, including 27 in Kyiv. More than 100 people were injured. The fall of the missile that targeted the children's hospital in Kyiv was captured in hi-resolution video: it appears to be intact and deliberately heading towards its target.
A video of the attack taken by a Kyiv resident and verified by The New York Times showed a missile moving downward at high speed before striking the children’s hospital. Fabian Hoffman, a doctoral research fellow at the University of Oslo who specialises in missile technology, identified the weapon as a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile. The United Nations on 9 July 2024 said there was a “high likelihood” that the children’s hospital in Kyiv suffered “a direct hit” from a Russian missile.
The type of the weapon and its trajectory suggested that Russia intentionally targeted the hospital, according to Mr. Hoffman. He said that the trajectory of the missile “appears controlled,” and that it was likely programmed before launch.
Mr. Hoffman also noted that the missile was not struck by a Ukrainian anti-air-defence interceptor, and was “fully intact, with no visible damage to the fuselage.”
Open source investigation collective Bellingcat also published a detailed analysis concluding that it was a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile.
See the statement by the EEAS Spokesperson on the large-scale missile and drone attacks by Russia targeting civilians in Ukraine including a children’s hospital.
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