Ukrainian influencer 'revealed hospital location' just hours before it was hit by missile
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Ukraine: Dnipro hospital destroyed after Russian missile strike
A Ukrainian social media influencer with more than 600,000 followers has been accused of revealing the location of a military hospital tending to soldiers injured while fighting Russian forces, just hours before it was hit by a missile strike which caused the deaths of at least four locals. Anna Alkhim posted an appeal for aid for the clinic in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro last Thursday, saying injured Ukrainian troops were being treated there.
Hours later, a devastating Russian missile strike struck the field hospital, with local media accusing Ms Alkhim of alerting Putins forces to its whereabouts.
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In her post, Alkhim said the Dnipro city hospital sectors number six and nine were treating a large number of military personnel, roughly 90 miles from the front line further south.
She reportedly called on her followers to help the country's defenders by taking clothes and food to collection points.
It is unclear whether she attached photos to her post but the information she did provide is believed to have been sufficient for Russian forces to issue coordinates for an accurate strike.
Alkhim later deleted her post but seemingly not swiftly enough to prevent the Russian forces getting a hold of the information, although there is no concrete evidence linking the attack to the influencers post.
At least four people were killed in the strike, while 30 more were injured
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack, which left the building in a pile of rubble, as a crime against humanity.
He reported that a psychological clinic and a veterinary clinic had been hit, and added: Only an evil state can fight against clinics. There can be no military purpose in this. It is pure Russian terror.
Regional governor Serhiy Lysak said a 69-year-old man had been killed as he passed the clinic and another man's body had been pulled from the rubble.
Another two men were later found dead, Lysak said, adding that 30 people had been wounded including two children.
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An ambulance is parked at the scene of a Russian missile attack on Dnipro, central Ukraine
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After being criticised for sharing the information, the influencer defended herself, saying: Firstly, I made a publication yesterday, because half of the inhabitants of Dnipro had it.
She added: And let me remind you that I am one of the few influencers who fills her stories and feeds with publications about the war.
I have volunteered and supported Ukraine from the first days of the war.
Alkhim continued: But you don't give a f*** about it, because you need to post me on your stupid channels.
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The military hospital was just 90 miles from the front line in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
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The State Emergency Service of Ukraine, reporting the details of the strike, said on Friday: As a result of a missile strike, a three-story building of a medical institution was partially destroyed in the city, followed by burning, as well as a fire in an adjacent building.
The fire at the medical facility was extinguished in an area of 1,000 square metres. In the one-story building of the veterinary clinic, the area of the fire was 200 square metres. Rescue units have already dealt with it.
Two people died on the spot, and another 23 were injured, including two children born in 2020 and 2017.
In total, 52 rescuers and 18 pieces of equipment were involved from the State Emergency Service for liquidation of the consequences.
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