‘I was sleepwalking through a horror’: Kyiv left reeling by deadly Russian attack on hospital

Last Monday's strike brought terror to the Ukrainian capital, but also a renewed sense of solidarity in the face of tragedy

It was Monday lunchtime and Eka Grbich was waiting to see her doctor at a private maternity clinic in Kyiv. The news that morning was terrible. Ukraine was under a massive Russian attack. One cruise missile hit the capital's main Okhmatdyt children's hospital. Another destroyed a block of flats, killing and entombing many of those inside.

Grbich posted distressing images from the hospital on her Instagram account. She made a couple of work calls. And then, suddenly, her own world went dark. There was a very loud noise. It happened in one second. There was smoke and I couldn't breathe. I didn't feel pain. I was thinking: Am I alive?'. Somebody helped me to stand up."