Six rescuers injured in repeated Russian strikes in Kharkiv region
Six rescuers were injured in the village of Zolochiv as a result of repeated Russian strikes, two of whom are in hospital.
According to a Ukrinform correspondent, this was reported during the Suspilne broadcast by Yevhen Vasylenko, spokesperson for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region.
"At night, the enemy launched drone strikes on the central part of the village of Zolochiv, causing serious damage to administrative, commercial, and residential buildings. Units of the State Emergency Service were dispatched to the site. The enemy launched repeated strikes, significantly damaging a fire and rescue vehicle. The rescuers subsequently sought medical assistance. As of now, six rescuers have been injured, two of whom have been hospitalized with a diagnosis of “blast injury,” Vasylenko said.
According to him, three hours later, Russian troops struck a service vehicle in which rescuers from the Zolochiv community were driving to the scene.
“The car was damaged. Fortunately, the personnel were not injured,” Vasylenko said.
In the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv, where a fire broke out as a result of shelling, the enemy also struck the place where rescuers were working. “We received a prompt report of a second strike and managed to evacuate the personnel. Neither people nor equipment were harmed,” the spokesman said.
According to him, the Russians used various types of drones. “The first strikes were carried out by Geran-type UAVs. Law enforcement agencies are investigating what was used in the second attack in Zolochiv,” said the SES spokesman.
He added that the department has the necessary special equipment in reserve to replace the damaged one.
According to preliminary data from the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, on March 12, at around 5:00 a.m., in Zolochiv, Bohodukhiv district, the enemy hit a fire truck with a Molniya drone.
“Six employees of the State Emergency Service were injured. They were diagnosed with blast injuries and acute stress reaction. Also, at around 9:35 a.m., a UAV, presumably a Lancet, destroyed a State Emergency Service service vehicle. There were no casualties,” the agency said.
In addition, at around 11:00 a.m. in Zolochiv, a drone, preliminarily identified as a Molniya, struck a vehicle belonging to an energy company. The driver was injured.
Preliminary investigations into the commission of war crimes (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) have been launched.
As reported, last night the enemy again launched a massive drone attack on settlements in the Kharkiv region and the city of Kharkiv. Fires broke out in the Zolochiv, Malynivka, and Velykyi Burluk communities, as well as in the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv.