Russia launched missiles at Ukraine cities, children's hospital hit
![The photograph shows black smoke over the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 8, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia fired more than 40 missiles on five Ukrainian cities, announced the Ukrainian President on July 8, 2024.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/08/USAT/74324515007-afp-2160512161.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The photograph shows black smoke over the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 8, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia fired more than 40 missiles on five Ukrainian cities, announced the Ukrainian President on July 8, 2024.
SERGEI SUPINSKY, AFP Via Getty Images![Burning cars at the site of a missile attack in Kyiv. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/08/USAT/74324516007-afp-2160520335.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Burning cars at the site of a missile attack in Kyiv. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.
ANATOLII STEPANOV, AFP Via Getty Images![Rescuers clear the rubble of the destroyed Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital following a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/08/USAT/74324513007-afp-2160520386.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Rescuers clear the rubble of the destroyed Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital following a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.
ROMAN PILIPEY, AFP Via Getty Images![Medical staff provided assistance to residents injured during a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/08/USAT/74324514007-afp-2160520332.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Medical staff provided assistance to residents injured during a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.
ANATOLII STEPANOV, AFP Via Getty Images![A local resident watches as Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the site of a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/08/USAT/74324523007-afp-2160520395.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A local resident watches as Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the site of a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.
ANATOLII STEPANOV, AFP Via Getty Images![Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the site of a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/08/USAT/74324518007-afp-2160520404.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the site of a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.
ANATOLII STEPANOV, AFP Via Getty Images![Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a residential building following a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/08/USAT/74324517007-afp-2160520415.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a residential building following a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.
ANATOLII STEPANOV, AFP Via Getty Images![A resident stands next to a residential building damaged as a result of a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/08/USAT/74324521007-afp-2160520616.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A resident stands next to a residential building damaged as a result of a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.
ANATOLII STEPANOV, AFP Via Getty Images![Rescuers clear the rubble of the destroyed Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital following a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/08/USAT/74324522007-afp-2160533381.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Rescuers clear the rubble of the destroyed Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital following a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.
ROMAN PILIPEY, AFP Via Getty Images![Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the site of a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/08/USAT/74324519007-afp-2160520739.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the site of a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.
ANATOLII STEPANOV, AFP Via Getty Images![Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the site of a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/08/USAT/74324520007-afp-2160520798.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the site of a missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least 20 people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.
ANATOLII STEPANOV, AFP Via Getty Images![This photograph, taken on July 8, 2024, shows burning cars at the site of a missile attack in Kyiv. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least two people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/07/08/USAT/74324524007-afp-2160520813.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
This photograph, taken on July 8, 2024, shows burning cars at the site of a missile attack in Kyiv. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on July 8, 2024, in an attack that killed at least two people and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.
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