# Russian general seriously wounded in attack. Kyiv says he ordered strike on Okhmatdyt children’s hospital

https://mins.news/en/item/43849

- Meduza, 2026-09-03 13:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/03/russian-general-seriously-wounded-in-attack-kyiv-says-he-ordered-the-strike-on-okhmatdyt-children-s-hospital

> A Russian Aerospace Forces officer was shot in the Saratov region and hospitalized in serious condition, according to Telegram channels linked to Russia’s security services. The unconfirmed victim was identified as Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich. Ukrainian investigators had named him an in-absentia suspect, alleging that he personally ordered the missile strike on Kyiv’s Okhmatdyt children’s hospital.

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