Aid the Ukrainian Red Cross Stockpiled for Winter in Kherson Burned in a Russian Drone Attack
The fire destroyed or damaged nearly UAH 28 million in aid, and no Ukrainian Red Cross staff or volunteers were injured, the organization said.
- On Sunday, August 23, a Russian drone attack ignited a fire at a Ukrainian Red Cross warehouse in Kherson, destroying humanitarian supplies worth nearly UAH 28 million .
- Before the strike, the team managed to remove 130 of approximately 300 pallets of humanitarian aid stored at the facility before leaving the area ahead of the attack.
- The destroyed inventory included materials for winter preparedness, emergency equipment, medical supplies, and temporary building repair materials intended to support communities affected by ongoing strikes.
- No Ukrainian Red Cross employees or volunteers were injured in the attack, and the organization continues to operate in Kherson and the surrounding region despite the facility loss.
- This strike follows the destruction of a World Health Organization humanitarian warehouse in Dnipro on August 7, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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Aid the Ukrainian Red Cross stockpiled for winter in Kherson burned in a Russian drone attack
Humanitarian supplies stored for the coming winter in Kherson burned in a Russian drone attack, the Ukrainian Red Cross said. The fire at the organization's warehouse also took stock kept for emergency repairs after Russian strikes. The attack injured no staff or volunteers, and Red Cross teams keep working in Kherson and Kherson Oblast. The war grinds on with daily Russian strikes on cities far behind the front, wearing civilians down while Rus…
Russian attack destroyed humanitarian supplies of the Red Cross in Kherson for almost 28 million hryvniaA fire after a Russian drone attack destroyed a Red Cross warehouse in Kherson. There are no victims, the organization continues to help residents.
The occupiers deliberately struck a facility. A Russian drone attack in Kherson caused a fire at a Ukrainian Red Cross warehouse. Nearly 28 million hryvnias worth of property was destroyed, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing a statement from the Ukrainian Red Cross on Facebook. Attack on a URC warehouse in Kherson Humanitarian supplies stored there were damaged and destroyed. These included: equipment and materials for preparing for the autumn-win…
There were no casualties among Ukrainian Red Cross staff and volunteers.
Russian Drone Attack on Kherson Destroys $626,000 in Red Cross Humanitarian Aid
A Russian drone attack on Kherson sparked a fire at a Ukrainian Red Cross warehouse on the evening of August 23, destroying and damaging humanitarian supplies worth nearly UAH 28 million (around $626,000). We bring you stories from the ground. Your support keeps our team in the field. DONATE NOW According to the Ukrainian Red Cross on August 24, the warehouse contained equipment and materials intended to help communities prepare for the upcomin…
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