Ukraine war: Russia hits blood transfusion centre, says Zelensky - BBC News

President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as a "war crime" and perpetrators as "beasts".

23 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsRussia-Ukraine warImage source, Telegram/Volodymyr ZelenskyImage caption, President Zelensky posted a photo purportedly showing Kupiansk's blood transfusion centre on fire after the Russian attackBy Jaroslav LukivBBC NewsA Russian "guided bomb" has hit a blood transfusion centre in north-eastern Ukraine, killing two people and injuring four, Ukrainian officials say.

Volodymyr Zelensky posted an image of the building on fire as a result of Saturday night's attack around Kupiansk, in the Kharkiv region.

"This war crime alone says everything about Russian aggression," he said.

Russia has not commented. It has previously denied all allegations of targeting civilians - or war crimes.

The city of Kupiansk and nearby settlements were seized by Russian troops in the first few days of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022.

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