Volunteers report supposedly poisoned water near Okhmatdyt Hospital, police initiates investigation
A volunteer clearing the rubble after a Russian missile strike on Kyiv's Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital suspected unknown individuals in leaving the bottles of poisoned water near it, she published a video on Facebook on July 9.
Volunteer Kateryna Terekhova, some people working with her, and police officers were poisoned by the water, that was brought to the site by unknown individuals.
One officer washed his face with it, while another drank some and subsequently required medical attention.
She displayed a bottle of the suspect water, which closely resembled those sold in a Kyiv hypermarket, though there were slight differences in the labels.
Kyiv police confirmed they are investigating the possibility of water poisoning at the missile strike site, stressing that no reports of water poisoning had been received from either citizens or police officers.
Massive July 8 Russian missile attack
Russia rained missiles down on Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, and other Ukrainian cities on July 8. This attack is one of the largest and most devastating this year.
Air defense forces intercepted 30 of 38 incoming missiles, including Kinzhal, Iskander-M, Kh-101, Kalibr, and Kh-59/Kh-69 missiles, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk reported.
Russian troops targeted the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital and struck a high-rise residential building in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, completely demolishing one entrance in the building.
A later attack on Kyiv partially destroyed a medical center in the Dniprovskyi district, resulting in eight fatalities.
Damage has been reported in seven Kyiv's districts.
The SES reported 11 fatalities in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast —10 in Kryvyi Rih and one in Dnipro—and 64 injuries.
A day of mourning was declared in Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih on July 9.
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