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Moscow says 14 killed in Ukraine strike on eastern hospitalThe ministry added that 14 were killed and 24 wounded among the 'hospital patients and medical staff'
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Representative Image. Credit: AFP Photo
Representative Image. Credit: AFP Photo

Russia's defence ministry on Saturday accused the Ukrainian army of striking a hospital in the eastern Lugansk region, leaving 14 dead and injuring 24 others.

On Saturday morning in the town of Novoaidar, "the Ukrainian armed forces deliberately attacked the building of a district hospital with rockets of a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system," the ministry said in a statement.

The ministry added that 14 were killed and 24 wounded among the "hospital patients and medical staff".

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(Published 28 January 2023, 21:31 IST)