Repeated attacks on humanitarian warehouses put vital medical aid at risk in Ukraine: WHO

A new airstrike overnight damaged one of the main warehouses used by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Ukraine to store humanitarian medical supplies in the Kyiv region, the UN agency said on Friday.This is the third attack to affect a WHO-used storage facility in the last three months.“Yesterday, overnight, between 3 and 4 September, an air attack in Kyiv oblast affected one of WHO's main warehouses, storing humanitarian medical needs and supplies,” said WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier.Speaking to journalists in Geneva, he explained that “the access to the site remained restricted due to heavy smoke and safety concerns, while assessments of possible damage and stock losses are ongoing.”No WHO personnel were affected, he said.Healthcare under fireThis incident follows two other attacks on warehouses used by WHO in different parts of the country in the last three months, with essential medical supplies intended for people living in frontline and hard-to-reach areas.Two weeks ago, an attack destroyed a WHO humanitarian warehouse in Dnipro, resulting in the loss of half of the medical supplies and equipment intended to support an estimated 225,000 people living in the frontl...