Russian drone strikes Ukrainian Red Cross vehicles, one employee injured

Russian drone strikes Ukrainian Red Cross vehicles, one employee injured

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Russian forces carried out a drone strike on vehicles belonging to the Ukrainian Red Cross Society, injuring one employee.

Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"Russian terrorists carried out another strike on a humanitarian mission. The occupiers attacked vehicles of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society using a drone," the statement said.

Preliminary information indicates that a 50-year-old employee of the organization was injured in the attack.

Prokudin said Russia is once again demonstrating its "true nature" by targeting clearly marked volunteer transport, calling it a war crime.

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He added that information about the condition of the injured person and the extent of the damage is still being clarified.

Earlier, Russian forces also struck a Ukrainian Red Cross base in Sloviansk.

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