Russia strikes ambulance in Ukraine's Kupiansk with FPV drone, injuring 2 medics
Illustrative photo: Kupiansk, Kharkiv region (Getty Images)
On August 27, Russian troops continued to strike settlements in the Kharkiv region, including an ambulance in Kupiansk with an FPV drone, injuring medics, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.
Russian FPV attacked an emergency medical vehicle in the city of Kupiansk. As a result of this act of Russian terror, 2 medics from the ambulance crew, aged 50 and 47, were injured.
In addition, the Russians struck the village of Tsupivka in the Kharkiv district, where fires broke out. A private residential building and a farm building caught fire.
In the village of Ivashky, Zolochiv community, Bohodukhiv district, Russian drone strikes damaged houses, farm buildings, and power lines. An abandoned house was also destroyed by a Russian artillery strike on the village of Rubizhne in the Chuhuiv district; it burned down.
"Prosecutors and police investigators are taking all possible and necessary measures to document war crimes committed by the Russian military," the statement said.
Source: Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office
Source: Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office
Source: Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office
This is not the first case of a targeted Russian attack on Ukrainian medics. On the afternoon of August 19, Russia also attacked an emergency medical vehicle with a drone. 2 medics were injured as a result of the Russian strike.
There are areas in Kupiansk where the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and police officers no longer go due to the danger. It is practically impossible to move freely and calmly around the city due to the high density and activity of Russian FPV drones.
As a result of prolonged Russian attacks, 95% of the infrastructure in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, has been destroyed.
