UN Security Council to hold emergency Ukraine meeting as nation mourns
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Rescuers and volunteers clean up the rubble and search for victims after a Russian missile hit the country's main children's hospital, Okhmadit in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 8, 2024. Emergency and rescue personnel operate and clear the rubble of the destroyed building of Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital following a missile strike in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 8, 2024. Rescuers, medical staff and volunteers clean up the rubble and search victims after Russian missile strikes on Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 8, 2024.
Ukraine declared a day of mourning Tuesday, and the United Nations Security Council was set to hold an emergency meeting, following a barrage of Russian missiles that killed at least 37 people and injured more than 170 others.
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