Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attacks, stating that Russia is “waging war against hospitals.” He wrote on X that Ukrainian rescue teams “are doing everything to provide necessary assistance to citizens.”
Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko initially reported that six people were killed, including a police officer. “As a result of the first attack, one person was killed, and several floors of the hospital were destroyed,” Klymenko said on Telegram, adding that rescue teams were evacuating patients from the hospital when Russia launched another attack.
Earlier, Ukraine’s Air Force reported that their air defenses shot down 69 out of 73 drones launched by Russia in various Ukrainian regions on the morning of September 28. Russia also fired two ballistic missiles and two cruise missiles at Ukraine, with the Air Force stating that two of the cruise missiles were intercepted.
The Kyiv military administration reported that 15 Russian drones were shot down on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital.
The new wave of Russian attacks occurred a day after President Zelensky met with Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump amid tensions over what critics call Trump’s pro-Russian stance.
“It was a very meaningful meeting with Donald Trump,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram following discussions on September 27 at Trump Tower in New York. “I presented to him the Victory Plan. It details the situation in Ukraine and the consequences of the war for our people. We discussed many details,” he added.
Standing next to Zelensky before the talks, Trump said that if elected in November, “we will work with both sides” to end the war in Ukraine. “I have very good relations with Zelensky, and I also have very good relations, as you know, with President Putin,” Trump stated.
