KYIV—Nikita, 19, had just started his workday in a downtown Kyiv garage when he was thrown to the ground by an explosion. "I thought we were dead. Everything was shaking around us. Then we realized the impact hit Okhmatdyt right next door."
Okhmatdyt, the country's largest children's hospital, was targeted Monday as Russian forces launched a new wave of attacks across Ukraine.
Joseph Roche is a correspondent covering defense, diplomacy, economy, and religion in the broader Black Sea region. Based in Ukraine since 2022, his reporting also takes him to the Middle East, where he explores regional security dynamics and geopolitical shifts.
