Lithuania transfers €1 million for Okhmatdyt hospital restoration after Russian strike
Lithuania has transferred €1 million to restore the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv, which was hit by a Russian missile during the massive attack on 8 July, as well as other affected hospitals.
"The government has just allocated €1 million to support the restoration of the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv and other medical facilities deliberately and barbarically attacked by Russia," Lithuanian PM Ingrida Šimonytė stated.
"The only way to stop a terrorist state is to increase support for Ukraine's victory. The only fair way to support Ukraine's recovery is to make the aggressor pay," she added.
🇱🇹 Government just allocated 1 mln EUR to support recovery of Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv 🇺🇦 and other medical facilities brutally and intentionally shelled by russia.
The only way to stop the terrorist state is by scaling up support to Ukraine‘s victory. The only just…Advertisement:– Ingrida Šimonytė (@IngridaSimonyte) July 10, 2024
Earlier, Rémi Duflot, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation in Ukraine, stated that the EU would help Ukraine rebuild the Okhmatdyt hospital which was struck with a Russian missile on 8 July.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, in a phone conversation with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, condemned the attack and offered to accept patients from Okhmatdyt for treatment.
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach stated that Germany is ready to accept Ukrainian children for treatment following Russia's strike on the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital.
The Hungarian opposition party Tisza leader Péter Magyar condemned the Russian missile attack on Ukraine on 8 July, announced a fundraising campaign and his trip to Ukraine with a shipment of medical equipment following the attack on Okhmatdyt.