Ihor Kolodka was in the middle of surgery on a five-month-old infant at Okhmatdyt children's hospital in central Kyiv on Monday (July 10) when an explosion sent medics flying across the room. With shards of glass in his face, he and his team saved the baby first before helping others at the hospital.

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Russian forces have invaded Ukraine from land, air and sea with strikes causing widespread damage. Global leaders have condemned the move and imposed sanctions.

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Surgeon Ihor Kolodko and his team were in the midst of performing surgery on a five-month-old child at Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in central Kyiv when air raid sirens sounded. During the operation, an explosion occurred, causing the glass to shatter and the medical team to be thrown across the room by the force of the blast. Kolodko was flung under the table, while his colleagues were thrown into a cupboard and against the wall. Despite the chaos and injuries, the team prioritized the safety of the infant and continued the surgery.

The explosion, part of a series of airstrikes on Ukrainian cities, has been identified by the United Nations as a likely direct hit from a Russian missile, resulting in 44 fatalities across the cities and serious damage to the hospital. The Kremlin, however, has attributed the impact to Ukrainian anti-missile fire, though it has not provided evidence to support this claim. Two adults were killed and dozens were left wounded at the hospital during the attack. 

Kolodko's quick-thinking colleagues used a manual resuscitator to maintain the baby's breathing after the ventilator failed. Concerned that the ceiling might cave in, some staff members moved the child to the basement, where the baby was revived and later transported to another hospital to complete the surgery. Kolodko, with shards of glass embedded in his face, continued to aid in recovery efforts outside, assisting soldiers in clearing rubble. Hundreds of volunteers have since begun repairing the hospital, removing broken glass, rubble, and damaged equipment.



Kyiv doctor saved infant mid-surgery in Russian attack

Surgeon Ihor Kolodko's team was in the middle of surgery on a five-month-old child at Okhmadet's Children's Hospital in central Kyiv on Monday when air raid sirens sounded. I was standing this side. We were mid-surgery when the explosion rang out. The glass shattered and the explosion wave swept us up. I was thrown under the table. My colleague was thrown back, as were our surgical nurse and our anesthesiologist. They were thrown into a cupboard and into the wall. The UN said on Tuesday there was a high likelihood the hospital took a direct hit from a Russian missile during a series of airstrikes on Ukrainian cities which killed at least 44 people. Two adults were killed at Okhmadet and dozens wounded. The Kremlin has said without providing evidence that it was Ukrainian anti-missile fire which struck the hospital. Everyone in the surgery room survived but many were bleeding with shattered glass everywhere. Ivanov's colleague grabbed the manual resuscitator to keep the baby breathing after the ventilator stopped working. Worried the ceiling might collapse, some members of the team ran to the basement with the child. Thank God the child wasn't hurt at all. We wrapped the child up so that everything was sterile. And as my colleague was standing with his back to the window, the shrapnel hit him and therefore not the child. We joked that he took the hit with his back and I took it with my face. In the basement they brought the baby back to consciousness and handed him over to a team of doctors to continue the surgery at another hospital. Only then did Ivanov remove the shards of glass in his own face before rushing outside to help soldiers sift through the rubble of the destroyed toxicology building. Hundreds of volunteers have started to repair the hospital, clearing broken glass, rubble and damaged equipment.

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