WEBVTT 1 00:00:05.210 --> 00:00:06.079 residential 2 00:00:06.260 --> 00:00:06.400 and 3 00:00:06.900 --> 00:00:07.280 infrastructure 4 00:00:07.420 --> 00:00:07.650 across 5 00:00:08.090 --> 00:00:11.579 last night, the UN human rights chief, Volker Turk, 6 00:00:11.590 --> 00:00:15.350 described as abominable the deadly blasts at two 7 00:00:15.359 --> 00:00:18.879 Kiev hospitals that treat Children and women. 8 00:00:22.760 --> 00:00:25.549 Civilians must be protected 9 00:00:25.829 --> 00:00:29.540 and the laws of war strictly adhered to. 10 00:00:30.399 --> 00:00:31.979 There must be prompt, 11 00:00:31.989 --> 00:00:36.619 thorough and independent investigations into these latest 12 00:00:36.630 --> 00:00:39.979 grave attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, 13 00:00:40.360 --> 00:00:44.090 and those responsible must be held to account. 14 00:00:48.349 --> 00:00:50.689 I will begin with the attack on 15 00:00:51.169 --> 00:00:54.259 Edit Children's Hospital because this is one of the most 16 00:00:54.270 --> 00:00:58.330 egregious attacks that we've seen since the onset of, 17 00:00:58.340 --> 00:01:00.139 um, the full scale invasion. 18 00:01:00.470 --> 00:01:01.150 Is it OK? 19 00:01:01.470 --> 00:01:01.819 No, we 20 00:01:02.009 --> 00:01:02.029 do 21 00:01:02.290 --> 00:01:02.540 still have 22 00:01:02.720 --> 00:01:02.750 any 23 00:01:03.270 --> 00:01:03.520 anybody 24 00:01:03.770 --> 00:01:04.069 has. The 25 00:01:04.339 --> 00:01:04.370 MAIT 26 00:01:05.379 --> 00:01:07.959 is a Children's specialist hospital where 27 00:01:07.970 --> 00:01:10.860 families from across the country bring their 28 00:01:10.870 --> 00:01:14.430 Children for treatment of serious medical conditions 29 00:01:14.440 --> 00:01:16.569 such as cancer and kidney disease. 30 00:01:17.400 --> 00:01:21.819 My team spent most of yesterday at the incident site yesterday, 31 00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:25.879 speaking with medical staff, parents of Children 32 00:01:26.000 --> 00:01:29.500 and residents that live in the area surrounding the hospital. 33 00:01:30.459 --> 00:01:30.910 For everyone 34 00:01:31.019 --> 00:01:31.080 to 35 00:01:31.199 --> 00:01:31.220 know 36 00:01:31.690 --> 00:01:32.230 thank you. 37 00:01:34.559 --> 00:01:36.860 Analysis of the video footage 38 00:01:37.029 --> 00:01:40.319 and assessment made at the incident site 39 00:01:40.639 --> 00:01:43.300 indicates a high likelihood 40 00:01:43.540 --> 00:01:46.779 that the Children's hospital suffered a direct hit 41 00:01:47.089 --> 00:01:51.860 rather than receiving damages due to an intercepted weapon system. 42 00:01:52.150 --> 00:01:55.449 Of course, as was said earlier, this must be 43 00:01:55.610 --> 00:01:56.580 investigated. 44 00:01:58.629 --> 00:02:00.230 At the time of the attack, 45 00:02:00.360 --> 00:02:05.199 670 child patients, mainly in patients, were there. 46 00:02:05.319 --> 00:02:06.540 Together with 47 00:02:06.849 --> 00:02:09.508 more than 1000 medical staff, 48 00:02:11.008 --> 00:02:15.910 30 of the 38 missile. The attack also damaged the intensive care, 49 00:02:16.279 --> 00:02:18.500 surgical and oncology wards, 50 00:02:19.009 --> 00:02:20.470 and 600 Children, Um, 51 00:02:20.479 --> 00:02:23.639 have been transferred to other hospitals in Keith 52 00:02:23.649 --> 00:02:26.580 City and areas in in Keith Province. 53 00:02:28.479 --> 00:02:33.139 This terrible attack shows that nowhere is safe in Ukraine. 54 00:02:34.389 --> 00:02:37.490 Yesterday's massive attack across the country 55 00:02:37.679 --> 00:02:40.949 involved at least 38 different cruise missiles 56 00:02:40.960 --> 00:02:43.199 and ballistic rockets of various types, 57 00:02:43.380 --> 00:02:44.779 as well as drones 58 00:02:45.160 --> 00:02:46.559 in multiple waves 59 00:02:46.729 --> 00:02:48.929 throughout the day. The incident site 60 00:02:49.309 --> 00:02:53.050 indicates a high likelihood we haven't determined. 61 00:02:53.059 --> 00:02:59.759 We've assessed the factors that suggest the likelihood that it was a direct hit, 62 00:03:00.009 --> 00:03:05.600 um, of a KH 101 missile launched by the Russian Federation. 63 00:03:06.080 --> 00:03:10.160 The factors suggesting that it was a direct hit 64 00:03:10.389 --> 00:03:13.389 are based on video footage, 65 00:03:14.009 --> 00:03:19.270 which shows the technical specification of the type of weapon that was used. 66 00:03:20.690 --> 00:03:25.710 It shows the weapon directly impacting the hospital 67 00:03:25.889 --> 00:03:28.660 rather than being intercepted in the air. 68 00:03:29.339 --> 00:03:36.800 And thirdly, my military, our our military expert visited the site yesterday 69 00:03:37.199 --> 00:03:43.000 and observed damages at the site that were consistent with a direct hit. 70 00:03:45.500 --> 00:03:47.259 Thank you for your question, Lisa. 71 00:03:47.460 --> 00:03:51.899 It can take many years as we've seen in other contexts. 72 00:03:52.119 --> 00:03:58.479 So what's absolutely crucial is that we keep attention on the situation in Ukraine 73 00:03:58.509 --> 00:04:02.759 on the terrible attacks that are taking place across the country every day. 74 00:04:03.380 --> 00:04:08.740 And we will continue from our side the meticulous documentation that we are doing 75 00:04:08.850 --> 00:04:10.710 on the ground every day 76 00:04:11.130 --> 00:04:14.460 to ensure that accountability one day 77 00:04:14.639 --> 00:04:16.160 will be a reality.