– This is linked to a video that is spreading quickly on the Internet, in which an attack against these health institutions is predicted, say the authorities in the Ukrainian capital.
In the video, it is suggested that there are military personnel in the hospital, a claim the authorities in Kyiv reject as “completely false and a provocation by the enemy”. They accuse Russia of spreading false excuses to justify a possible attack on health facilities.
One of the hospitals being evacuated is a children’s hospital in the north of the city.
At the same time, the authorities in Ukraine say that the Russians have stepped up attacks against the railways in the country to prevent military supplies and movements ahead of a Russian offensive.
– These are normal steps to take before an offensive, says a source in the Ukrainian security apparatus to the AFP news agency.
Russia currently has an advantage on the battlefield in the form of more soldiers and more weapons. Ukraine fears that the Russians will take advantage of this in the days leading up to 9 May – the anniversary of the victory after the Second World War – and before Ukraine has received new arms deliveries from the United States.
