Yesterday in Kyiv, volunteers worked at several locations simultaneously: they provided first aid to the injured, volunteers, and first responders, and they also worked to clear the rubble
According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the missile strike killed 33 people, including four children, and injured 120 others, including ten children; 11 people were rescued.
- Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital
“We arrived at the hospital as soon as possible and saw that one of the buildings was completely destroyed. Immediately, we joined the emergency services in mitigating the consequences of the attack,” recalls Olena, a volunteer of the Ukrainian Red Cross emergency response team.
Emergency response team volunteers evacuated five children with limited mobility from the hospital’s upper floors and handed them over to ambulance doctors for transport to other medical facilities. The team of the Ukrainian Red Cross Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Unit provided psychological first aid to the victims and their families across all locations. Additionally, more than 1,000 meals and drinks were distributed at our aid stations.
- Shevchenkivskyi district
“After the morning attack on Kyiv, an apartment building was hit. We promptly arrived at the location and set up an aid station to provide necessary support to people. We assisted the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in evacuating the bodies of the deceased from the rubble,” says Taras, a volunteer of the Ukrainian Red Cross emergency response team.
Emergency response teams from the National Committee of the Ukrainian Red Cross and teams from the Zhytomyr, Zakarpattia, Kyiv, and Sumy regions, who were on training in the Kyiv region, were involved in responding to the attack on Kyiv on July 8.
Volunteers were on duty all night near the apartment building in the Shevchenkivskyi district and the Okhmatdyt hospital. We will continue to provide help as long as there is a need.
