Newborn Babies At Ukraine Children’s Hospital Moved Into Makeshift Bomb Shelter As Russia Rains Missiles (Video)
Newborn babies in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro have been moved into a makeshift bomb shelter at a children’s hospital as Russian forces invade the country.
As seen in a video that surfaced online, about a dozen infants that were being cared for in the neonatal unit were moved into what appears to be a storage room in the basement of the hospital, in the eastern part of the country.
Nurses could be seen caring for the babies with several of them holding them in their arms, cradling them, some even managing a smile.
Others could be seen using inflatable bags to deliver air to the little ones who were having difficulty breathing.
The babies, who looked to be ranging from hours old to only a few days, were wrapped in different colored blankets and laid out on makeshift beds.
All seemed to be on their best behavior with none crying as the camera panned around the room.
The video from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Children’s Clinical Hospital, was shared by New York Times.
‘This is the NICU. In a bomb shelter. Can you imagine?‘ said Dr. Denis Surkov, chief of the neonatal unit, at Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Children’s Clinical Hospital told New York Times. ‘This is our reality.’
The babies were taken to the makeshift bomb shelter after the Ukrainian city was struck by missiles as Russia invaded the country early Thursday morning.
‘We were nervous, very confused,’ Dr. Surkov, 51, said.
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Dnipro was among more than a dozen cities and towns shelled by Russia on Thursday.
Missiles hit targets in Dnipro, Kharkiv and a number of other places.
People in Ukrainian cities and villages have been sharing visuals of the Russian invasion since yesterday morning.
Some videos shot on mobile phones by residents and shared by the media and individuals show Russian air assault troops coming in a large formation of helicopters, while others show fighter jets flying low and fast over residential neighbourhoods.
In one of them, a Ukrainian man, who is fighting with the Ukrainian forces to fight the Russian army, is seen hugging his little daughter at a safe zone for civilians, from where she would be taken to a shelter. He is in tears, so is the girl.
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Some foreigners including Nigerian students stranded in the European country have also shared videos of the constant fear people are facing as the Russian forces attack cities with missiles.
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Missiles have targeted major Ukrainian cities including Kyiv. Russia’s ground forces crossed into Ukraine from several directions and explosions were seen in cities along the coast.
Russian President, Vladimir Putin claims the invasion is to defend separatists in the east of the country against “genocide“.
