Ambulance driver killed in Russian attack on Kherson while his crew was rescuing injured civilians

Serhii Honcharov, an emergency medical service driver, was killed in a Russian airstrike on Kherson on 17 October.

Source: Regional Territorial Centre for Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine of Kherson Oblast Council; Department of Health at Kherson Oblast State Administration

Details: Serhii worked as a driver and emergency medical technician at substation No. 2 of the emergency medical service and was killed in the line of duty.

His crew was responding to a call, assisting victims of Russian airstrikes on a residential area in Kherson's Korabelnyi district.

Serhii Honcharov was born in Kherson on 8 November 1962. He was married and had three sons.

He became an ambulance driver in August 2014 and had been working as an emergency medical technician since January 2025.

Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Serhii had frequently responded to calls involving civilians who had sustained blast injuries as a result of Russian attacks.

The emergency medical care centre noted that he had saved many lives in extremely difficult wartime conditions, demonstrating high professionalism and dedication to his work.

Quote from his colleagues: "Serhii Mykhailovych was an incredibly sincere, friendly and hardworking person. He always came to the aid of those in need and left a good mark on the hearts of everyone who knew him.

His death is an irreparable loss for his family, loved ones, colleagues and the entire team. We express our deepest condolences to his family and friends."

Background:

• On 17 October, one person was killed and 37 others were injured in Russian attacks on Kherson, including a one-month-old boy, an 11-year-old girl and two medical workers.
• Read also: Russian attack on playground in Kherson in May: injured girl discharged from hospital and already trying to walk

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