URCS helps victims of Russian attacks in Kharkiv region

The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) is providing assistance to those impacted by recent Russian attacks in the Kharkiv region. Teams from the URCS worked in Lozova, Izium, and Vasyshcheve, where residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were damaged by shelling. In Lozova, URCS volunteers, in collaboration with other emergency services, inspected damaged buildings, went door-to-door to identify those in need, and provided first aid, psychological support, and humanitarian aid such as OSB panels, tarps, hygiene kits, food supplies, drinking water, and bedding.

Similarly, in Izium, a URCS team distributed aid to families whose homes were damaged by enemy shelling. In Vasyshcheve, a team from the Kharkiv Regional Branch of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society provided psychological support and supplied humanitarian aid to meet immediate needs and temporarily protect damaged homes. According to the Ukraine State Emergency Service, one person was killed and 14 others were injured due to Russian guided airstrikes in Izium.

In Vasyshcheve, 12 individuals, including a child, were injured when a strike drone hit a five-story residential building. Rescuers managed to save two residents trapped on the top floor.