Russian attacks on Ukrainian health workers, hospitals may amount to war crimes: report

New data is shining a light on the particularly gruesome impacts of Russia’s attacks on health-care facilities and workers – atrocities that human rights advocates say amount to war crimes. More than 700 attacks have targeted hospitals, health facilities and staff since the Feb. 24, 2022, Russian invasion, according to data verified by five organizations working inside Ukraine. As Global’s Katherine Ward explains, their report entitled Destruction and Devastation: One Year of Russia’s Assault on Ukraine’s Health Care System, chronicles the stark realities faced by health workers and patients in Ukraine, as health facilities have been hit multiple times by missiles and attacks.

• Russian attacks on Ukrainian health workers, hospitals amount to war crimes: report