The W.H.O. says attacks on medical workers in Ukraine have left dozens dead.

Dozens of medical workers and patients have been killed in more than 80 attacks since Russia invaded Ukraine, the World Health Organization said at a news conference on Wednesday.

“Since the beginning of the Russian Federation’s invasion, there have been 82 attacks,” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s director general, confirmed at the briefing. The W.H.O. said the attacks had resulted in at least 72 deaths and 43 injuries, which included health care professionals and patients.

Dr. Ghebreyesus added that the W.H.O. was working with local and international partners to deliver medical supplies to the hardest hit areas across Ukraine, and that it had so far delivered around 160 metric tonnes of supplies.

“We continue to urge for guarantees of safe passage to deliver supplies to Mariupol and other besieged cities,” he said. Read more

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