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Ukraine blames Russian air force commander for children’s hospital attack

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan, centre, and Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin, left, speak to the media as they visit the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 10, 2024 [Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters]

A Russian air force commander is suspected of ordering a deadly missile strike on a Ukrainian children’s hospital in July, according to Ukraine’s prosecutor general.

The Russian commander directed forces to fire an air-launched cruise missile on the morning of the July 8 strike, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said at a news conference on Tuesday.

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