{"id":627,"date":"2023-02-21T12:47:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T12:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uhc.org.ua\/?p=553"},"modified":"2024-10-22T11:43:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T08:43:54","slug":"russias-assault-ukraine-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uhc.org.ua\/en\/russias-assault-ukraine-report\/","title":{"rendered":"At Least 707 Attacks on Health Care in Ukraine During One Year of Russia\u2019s Assault on Civilians: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Landmark investigation documents Russia\u2019s brutal violence against Ukrainian hospitals and health workers, pointing to likely war crimes and potential crimes against humanity<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

FEBRUARY 21, 2023<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

KYIV\/NEW YORK \u2013 <\/em><\/strong>707 violent attacks on hospitals, health workers, and other medical infrastructure devastated Ukraine\u2019s health system during the first year since the Russian Federation\u2019s full-scale invasion, according to a new investigation<\/a> published today by human rights investigators. An average of two attacks on health care \u2013 including the bombing of hospitals, torture of medics, and shooting at ambulances \u2013 were perpetrated each day from February 24-December 31, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new report Destruction and Devastation: One Year of Russia\u2019s Assault on Ukraine\u2019s Health Care System<\/em><\/strong><\/a> documents how Russia appears to have both deliberately and indiscriminately targeted Ukraine\u2019s health system as part of a broader attack on Ukraine\u2019s civilian population and infrastructure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report shows that there is a reasonable basis to believe that the documented attacks constitute war crimes and comprise a course of conduct that could potentially constitute crimes against humanity as well. The research was conducted jointly by eyeWitness to Atrocities<\/a>, Insecurity Insight<\/a> (II), Media Initiative for Human Rights<\/a> (MIHR), Physicians for Human Rights<\/a> (PHR), and the <\/a>Ukrainian<\/a> Healthcare Center<\/a> (UHC). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report breaks new ground as the most comprehensive documentation to date of attacks on Ukraine\u2019s health care system. The investigation draws on a new dataset and interactive map<\/a> of attacks \u2013 developed from open-source and confidential information gathered over 2022 \u2013 supplemented by 10 detailed case studies based on research visits to hospitals across Ukraine to inspect attack sites, assess damage, take photographs, and conduct semi-structured interviews with survivors and witnesses. <\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cOur report illustrates the staggering toll that Russia\u2019s war of aggression has had on Ukraine\u2019s doctors, nurses, and patients. The research shows that Russian armed forces have bombed hospitals, tortured medics, attacked ambulances, and looted clinics. Based on the findings of our investigation, evidence strongly suggests these acts constitute war crimes and a course of conduct that could potentially constitute crimes against humanity as well. As we mark one year since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine \u2013 and with imminent threats of further violence against health care amid Russia\u2019s latest offensive \u2013 prosecutors must urgently investigate these attacks and hold perpetrators to account\u201d. <\/h5>\nChristian De Vos, JD, PhD<\/a>, report co-author and director of research and investigations at PHR. <\/strong><\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Among the 707 total attacks on health care perpetrated from February 24-December 31, 2022, researchers documented both targeted and indiscriminate attacks on Ukraine\u2019s health system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The numbers shown on the map and presented in the dataset provide a minimum estimate of the conflict-related damage to the health care system in Ukraine in 2022; however, they are likely an undercount. Key findings include: <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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