Key points
- Emergency medical staff were injured in Kyiv during an overnight Russian attack.
- An ambulance responded to a call during an air raid alert.
- A second strike occurred while medics were working at the scene.
- Medical personnel and the driver were injured and hospitalised.
- The ambulance and medical equipment were damaged.
In Kyiv, emergency medical staff were injured during the overnight Russian attack on 16 April.
An ambulance team responded to a call during an air raid alert to provide assistance to the wounded.
According to the head of the Kyiv City State Administration staff, Dmytro Zahumennyi, a second Russian strike occurred while the medics were already working at the scene and assisting the injured.
The medical personnel and the ambulance driver sustained moderate injuries and were hospitalised in Kyiv.
This is not just an attack. It is deliberate terror against civilians and those who save them. A strike on medics is yet another demonstration that Russia is waging war against humanity itself.
– Dmytro Zahumennyi.
Medical equipment and the ambulance vehicle were also damaged: the windshield, side and rear windows were shattered, the bodywork was deformed, door mechanisms of the medical compartment and driver’s cabin were damaged, the interior lining was destroyed, and the electrical system was knocked out.
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