Last time they escaped two drones: story of medics killed by Russia in Kharkiv Oblast

The medics killed in the Russian attack in Kharkiv Oblast had previously worked on the Kupiansk front, where they were already targeted by drones. At the end of February, the doctors managed to escape into a forested area.

Source: Viktor Zabashta, director of the regional Emergency Medical Service Center, speaking to Suspilne Kharkiv, a local branch of the Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne

Details: The emergency medical technician, 56, and the anesthesiologist, 27, had previously worked on the Kupiansk front. On 27 February, their ambulance was attacked by a Russian drone.

The crew was initially reported missing, but after three hours law enforcement found them deep in a forested area, where they had been hiding from Russian FPV drones, the Kharkiv Police reported.

Quote from Zabashta: "These are the heroes who last time escaped two drones and survived. I transferred them, at first glance, to the seemingly safer Burluk front. As you can see, even here, at what seemed a distance from the front line, they were still hit."

Background:

• On March 15, two medics from an emergency medical team were killed near the village of Chervona Khvylia in Kharkiv Oblast when a Russian FPV drone struck their vehicle. Another ambulance worker was injured.
• According to Viktor Zabashtha, the killed medics at the time of the attack were in the vehicle's cabin, while the paramedic, 54, who survived was in the passenger compartment.
• The injured person was hospitalised. He is in a moderate condition, but his life is not at risk.

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