Conflict● ElevatedSep 3 · Sep 3, 2026, 2:49 PM
General charged over Kyiv children's hospital strike shot in Russia
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from EuroNews [en] · Eastern Europe
Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich, commander of a heavy bomber division and charged in absentia by Ukraine over the 2024 Okhmatdyt children's hospital strike, was shot twice by a motorbike gunman near Engels airbase and airlifted to Moscow in serious condition.
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