“After the attack yesterday in Kostiantynivka, at least 17 people are reported to have been killed in the blast, including a child. The hospital received more than 30 wounded patients, many of them in life-threatening conditions,” says MSF Project Medical Referent, Virginia Moneti.

“The MSF team worked together with the hospital staff in the emergency department. Patients were stabilised and those in need of more specialised care were quickly transferred from Kostiantynivka hospital with MSF ambulances. The situation is very challenging – hospitals and medical staff are working under difficult conditions,” continued Moneti.