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Russia Claims NASAMS Missile from Norway Hit Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv

Jul 9, 2024, 05:31 PM

Russia's Foreign Ministry has claimed that a missile from a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) hit Okhmatdyt, a children's hospital in Kyiv. The NASAMS, developed by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Raytheon, was supplied to Ukraine by Norway. Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, stated that they are awaiting a response from the Norwegian authorities regarding the incident and questioned whether Norway sanctioned its use for such a strike.