KYIV: A Russian strike on Red Cross vehicles in eastern Ukraine killed three people, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday (Sep 12). "Today, the occupier attacked the vehicles of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) humanitarian mission in Donetsk region," Zelenskyy said.
A cargo truck of the International Committee of the Red Cross burns after a Russian military strike in the village of Viroliubivka, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near a front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine on Sep 12, 2024. KYIV: A Russian strike on Red Cross vehicles in eastern Ukraine killed three people, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday .
"This tragedy unleashes a wave of grief all too familiar to those who have lost loved ones in armed conflict." Two other staff members were wounded in the attack, ICRC said, adding that the aid distribution"had not begun, and no residents were affected by the explosion". The United Nations Humanitarian mission to Ukraine said 50 workers were killed or injured in Ukraine in 2023, including 11 killed in the line of duty.
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