The baby’s mother, who was pregnant during the war, and a doctor were pulled alive from the rubble, the Ukrainian emergency said Wednesday.
“At night, Russian monsters launched massive rockets in the small maternity ward of the Vilnyansk hospital. Grief overwhelms our hearts: a baby died when he had just noticed daylight. Rescuers are running on the scene,” regional governor Oleksandr Starukh said. typing in the Telegram messaging app.
The war-torn country is bracing for one of its harshest winters, as the coldest season begins with Russian attacks destroying electrical installations.
The power outages are expected to last for months and threaten to weaken key services.