Emergency worker dies in Kyiv after being injured in Russian strike on 9 January

Oleksandr Zibrov, a 36-year-old firefighter and emergency worker who was caught in a Russian double-tap strike in Kyiv on 9 January, has died.

Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) on Facebook

Details: "Another hard day for the SES family. Sadly, after 18 days of fighting for his life, our colleague – firefighter and emergency worker from the 24th State Fire and Rescue Unit, 36-year-old Oleksandr Zibrov – has died. He, along with his brothers-in-arms, was caught in a Russian double-tap strike on 9 January in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv," Andrii Danyk, Head of the State Emergency Service, said.

Danyk said Zibrov was a brave and courageous firefighter, a loving husband and a caring father.

He sustained severe injuries while rescuing people after the Russian attack.

Background:

• Explosions were heard in Kyiv on the evening of 8 January as Russia attacked the capital with drones. Four people were killed in the Russian strikes.
• Russian forces carried out a double-tap strike overnight on 9 January on damaged buildings, as a result of which, the mayor of the capital said, one medic was killed and four others were injured while providing assistance to people in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv.
• On 14 January, a utility company worker from Kyivteploenergo was killed in Kyiv's Obolonskyi district while unloading generator equipment.
• On 25 January, a 31-year-old high-angle rescue worker, Oleksandr Pytaichuk, was killed while performing emergency repair work at one of Kyiv's energy facilities. He fell from a height of 20 metres and sustained fatal injuries.

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