Russian invasion is catastrophic for Ukrainian healthcare, says Zelensky
- Oops!Something went wrong.Please try again later.
“To Ukraine, to Europe, Russia has brought problems of a magnitude we couldn’t even imagine several months ago,” said Zelensky.
Read also: Zelensky talks by phone with Germany’s Steinmeier following previous ‘misunderstandings’
“Cancer treatments are essentially unavailable; insulin supplies for diabetics are severely limited, if not just gone; we’re unable to perform surgery… even antibiotics are in short supply.”
“These are the consequence of the Russian invasion for some parts of our land, for some cohorts of our people, whom we have to liberate from the invaders.”
Read also: WHO verifies 147 Russian attacks on Ukraine's healthcare facilities
According to Zelensky, Russian troops have destroyed or damaged almost 400 healthcare facilities in Ukraine, such as hospitals, maternity wards, and clinics. Russia-occupied areas in southern and eastern Ukra
