In Kharkiv and Pisochyn, Ukrainian Red Cross teams joined other emergency services in responding to the aftermath of the attacks

In Pisochyn, the Ukrainian Red Cross emergency response team in the Kharkiv region and volunteer search-and-rescue dog handlers joined the response. They checked buildings and searched the surrounding area to identify people affected by the attacks. Volunteers also took part in search-and-rescue operations, provided first aid and psychological first aid, and handed injured people over to emergency medical teams for further treatment.

An assistance point operated by the Ukrainian Red Cross at the scene provided water, hot drinks and snacks. Psychological support was also available to those who needed it. Humanitarian assistance was distributed according to identified needs. This included OSB boards and tarpaulins to provide temporary protection for damaged homes, hygiene kits for adults and children, transit food parcels, non-food emergency response kits, drinking water and sleeping kits.

According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, three people were killed and 22 were injured, including two children, in Pisochyn. One of the strikes hit a shop building.

This morning, the Ukrainian Red Cross team also responded to Russian strikes in Kharkiv’s Kyivskyi district. Volunteers took part in search-and-rescue operations and provided first aid and psychological first aid. They also assessed the needs of affected people to help guide the further distribution of humanitarian assistance.

According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, a series of Russian strikes on Kharkiv injured 19 people, including two children. The upper floors of a nine-storey residential building were damaged, along with other civilian infrastructure. The fires have been extinguished, and emergency rescue operations are ongoing.