What is known about condition of six medics injured in Russian attack on Kyiv
Six employees of the Centre for Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine have been injured as a result of the Russian attack on Kyiv on the night of 1-2 July.
Source: Tetiana Mostepan, director of the Kyiv City State Administration's Health Department; Ukrainian public broadcaster Hromadske
Details: A crew was heading to a call at the site of a Russian strike when it came under attack, the director of the Health Department reported.
Among those injured are three paramedics and three emergency medical technicians.
Ihor Slonetskyi, the director of the affected facility, told Hromadske that his colleagues are in a moderate condition. They are currently at Kyiv's Hospital No. 12.
"When the air raid warning was issued, the employees were at their workstations. When they received calls to respond, they went outside to reach the ambulances, and the incident occurred on the way to the vehicles," Slonetskyi said.
Background:
- The Russians killed 21 people and left 86 injured – 70 of whom are in hospital – in their strike on Kyiv on the night of 12 July.
- Russia struck more than 20 residential buildings. Kindergartens, schools and research institutions were also damaged, including the Palladin Institute of Biochemistry.
- Buildings of the Kyiv Zoological Park of national significance were damaged in the attack. Turtles and crocodiles sustained injuries from the blast waves.
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