The National Cancer Institute in Kyiv has seen an influx of patients after a Russian missile hit Ukraine's largest children's hospital, Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital. The attack forced the evacuation of dozens of young patients undergoing cancer treatment, leaving families in a difficult situation.
One mother, Oksana Halak, had brought her 2-year-old son Dmytro to Okhmatdyt for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. During the attack, they were moved to a safer location within the hospital before being evacuated to the National Cancer Institute. Dmytro is now one of 31 patients adapting to a new hospital environment, with the number of children being treated for cancer doubling at the institute.
