War continues to rage in Ukraine, with Russia recently air striking Kyiv, its capital. That strike included a children’s hospital, while Dr. Ihor Kolodka was conducting surgery on a five month old infant. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.
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00:00War continues to rage in Ukraine, with Russia recently conducting airstrikes on Kiev, its capital.
00:07That strike included ordnance falling on a children's hospital, while Dr. Ihor Kolodko was conducting surgery on a 5-month-old infant.
00:15Dr. Kolodko recounted the moment the hospital was hit, telling Reuters that after a surgery like this one had started and the child had been opened up,
00:22there's no stopping, explaining,
00:33He told Reuters that the explosion went off nearby, throwing medics across the operating room.
00:38At the same moment, bits of glass were embedded in the surgeon's face, but the infant, who was strapped to the table for the surgery, remained still.
00:45Dr. Kolodko and his fellow doctors continued their work through the airstrike, finishing the operation on the 5-month-old.
00:52Adding that afterwards,
01:07Two adults were killed during Russia's callous attack, with 32 more injured.