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Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s largest hospital complicates treatment of kids with cancer
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Oksana Halak poses for a portrait with her son Dmytro, 2, at the National Cancer Institute in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Dmytro is one of 31 young patients battling cancer who were relocated to the hospital from Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital after it was struck by a Russian missile this week. - photo by AP Photo/Alex Babenko
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The National Cancer Institute in Kyiv was busier than usual after a Russian missile struck Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital this week, forcing the evacuation of dozens of its young patients battling cancer. Russia’s heaviest bombardment of the Ukrainian capital in four months severely damaged Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital on Monday, terrorizing families and severely impacting their children already battling life-threatening diseases. Now, some families face a dilemma of where to continue their children's treatment.