Kyiv police pull wounded guard from warehouse rubble

On August 20, a Russian ballistic missile strike in Kyiv resulted in the tragic loss of 12 lives and over 30 injuries, causing extensive damage to residential buildings, schools, hospitals, warehouses, and other facilities throughout the city. The National Police reported that a 51-year-old security guard was among the victims, having been trapped under the rubble of a warehouse.

Police officers from Special Purpose Regiment No. 1 responded to the scene after receiving a call. The victim was found to be semi-conscious, with multiple shrapnel wounds and lacerations. Alongside a nearby passerby, officers carefully extracted the injured man from the debris, moved him to a safer location, administered first aid, and handed him over to medical professionals.

The attack on Kyiv inflicted significant destruction, with residential buildings, a school, a children's hospital, warehouses, and various other facilities destroyed across multiple districts. To honor the victims, Friday, August 21, was declared a day of mourning in Kyiv. In the surrounding Kyiv Oblast, one person was killed and seven others were wounded in the attack, with residential buildings, warehouses, and other structures damaged in the Boryspil and Brovary districts, where emergency crews are currently working at the scene.