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Photos show babies in Ukraine's largest children's hospital being treated in its basement to escape shelling
Photos show babies in Ukraine's largest children's hospital being treated in its basement to escape shelling
Marielle DescalsotaMar 1, 2022, 14:31 IST
A mother tends to her baby in the basement of the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital on Monday.Chris McGrath/Getty Images
In Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital, mothers and their babies are hiding in a basement to seek shelter from the bombings in Kyiv.
Built by the Soviets in the 1970s, the shelter doesn't have adult beds, chairs, or tables.
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Many Kyiv residents have moved underground to escape Russia's bombardment of the city. This children's hospital is no exception.
Patients at this pediatrics hospital in Kyiv have been moved to the building's basement amid Russia's assault on the city.Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Medicine, food, and water are in short supply at the hospital
Children seen in their beds in the hospital basement.Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
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Only life-threatening procedures are being performed at the hospital during this time
A mother tends to her baby in the bomb shelter of the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital.Chris McGrath/Getty Images
Some cancer patients have access to only a basic form of treatment
A mother tends to her baby at the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital on Monday.Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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The hospital's basement was built to withstand war-time attacks
A nurse checks on a baby in the basement of Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital.Aris Messinis / AFP/Getty Images
Hospital staff have been singing songs and playing games with their patients to boost their morale
A pair of twins seen asleep in the hospital's basement.Chris McGrath/Getty Images