"Russian forces have struck a hospital and a United Nations convoy in Ukraine, officials say, in attacks likely to bolster President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's pitch for long-range Tomahawk missiles when he meets his United States counterpart later this week. Officials said on Tuesday that overnight attacks involving drones and glide bombs struck a hospital in Kharkiv, injuring 57 people and forcing the evacuation of 50 patients."
"The attacks in Kharkiv and Kherson condemned, respectively, by Zelenskyy as a terrorist attack and by the UN as a violation of international law come days before a scheduled meeting between Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on Friday when the pair is expected to discuss the potential supply of long-range, precision-strike Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv to allow it to hit back at Moscow."
"Trump has suggested in recent days that he was considering providing Kyiv with Tomahawks, which would be the longest-range missiles in Ukraine's arsenal and could allow it to accurately strike targets deep inside Russia, including Moscow. Washington had previously ruled out supplying Ukraine with the cruise missiles, which the Kremlin has warned could have serious consequences and would entail direct US involvement in the conflict."
Russian forces struck a hospital in Kharkiv using drones and glide bombs, injuring 57 people and prompting evacuation of 50 patients. Russian forces also attacked a UN convoy delivering aid to Bilozerka in the partially occupied Kherson region, with no reported casualties. Zelenskyy condemned the Kharkiv strike as a terrorist attack and the UN called the Kherson attack a violation of international law. The attacks occurred days before a planned meeting in Washington between Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump about potentially supplying long-range Tomahawk missiles to enable strikes deep inside Russia. The Kremlin warned such supplies could have serious consequences and entail direct US involvement.
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