A World Health Organization (WHO) humanitarian warehouse in Dnipro, Ukraine, has been destroyed following a series of strikes.
The warehouse was first hit on 3 August, after which WHO assessed the facility as unsafe and began transferring supplies to another location.
Teams managed to relocate 130 of approximately 300 pallets before the site was struck again on 7 August. A WHO staff member and several drivers had left the warehouse shortly before the second strike, which directly destroyed the humanitarian supplies.
A third strike several hours later destroyed the building. No casualties were reported.
Before the attacks, the warehouse contained an estimated US$500,000 (c. £370,000) worth of supplies. WHO said it is continuing to assess the full extent of the losses.
The destruction is expected to affect the availability of emergency medical supplies for healthcare facilities operating close to the frontline.
Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, said: “This warehouse held supplies that were intended to keep life-saving services available on the frontline.
“Its destruction means less medicine, less equipment and less capacity to treat the sick and wounded. These attacks must stop now.”
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