{
  "id": 288190,
  "title": "'I ran because I knew I would die': Russian drones target medics in Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/i-ran-because-i-knew-i-would-die-russian-drones-target-medics-in",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-08T00:02:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
    "slug": "bbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r073eqvrjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Inna Lytvynenko, a paramedic, consistently dons her orange body armor before responding to emergency calls. Last June, while attending to an injured woman in Kherson, a Russian FPV drone targeted her ambulance. Panicking and fearing for her life, Lytvynenko began to run, shouting and screaming as she chased the drone for approximately ten minutes. Eventually, the drone departed. However, the harassment continued, with drones striking two more vehicles that came to aid the injured woman. Following another attack earlier this week, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Russia to halt the deliberate \"hunting attacks\" on civilians. Hospitals and ambulances in Ukraine have increasingly suffered Russian drone and missile strikes, despite being protected by the Geneva Conventions. The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered 3,118 attacks on healthcare since Russia's invasion in February 2022, a rate that has risen by 30% in 2024 compared to the previous year. Russia is reportedly targeting Ukrainian medical facilities with deliberate intent, following a recent Doctors Without Borders (MSF) report. The frequency of attacks, which account for 20% of all strikes on Ukraine's healthcare system, suggests that they are a calculated strategy, not merely a consequence of large-scale offensives. This has resulted in civilians, particularly the elderly, being increasingly cut off from health services, facing a slow death without medication and occasional check-ups. MSF has ceased regular visits to around 80 villages near the frontlines, and has paused ambulance services in Sloviansk. MSF country coordinator in Ukraine, Robin Meldrum, emphasizes the increasing danger and the need for respect for the rules of war.",
  "summary": "Ukrainian emergency workers warn of growing Russian attacks on hospitals and ambulances.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russian drones specifically target Ukrainian medics, posing imminent danger.",
    "Attacks on healthcare facilities rise by 30% in 2024, violating Geneva Conventions."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Deliberate Russian drone strikes on medics and medical facilities in Ukraine signal a calculated strategy to degrade healthcare access, particularly for vulnerable civilians, by exploiting loopholes in the rules of war.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/ukraine-hits-wildberries-warehouse-far-from-frontline",
        "published": "2026-08-07T08:52:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "A Russian retail giant’s warehouse burns after Ukraine’s latest long-range drone attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/a-russian-retail-giants-warehouse-burns-after-ukraines-latest-long",
        "published": "2026-08-07T09:23:02.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/military-shake-up-poses-little-threat-to-ukraines-ongoing-drone",
        "published": "2026-08-07T09:55:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ERR News Estonia",
        "title": "Expert: Talk of a direct Russian attack is extremely foolish",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/expert-talk-of-a-direct-russian-attack-is-extremely-foolish",
        "published": "2026-08-07T11:18:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian attack destroys Delta Plus Ukraine office and largest PPE warehouse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/russian-attack-destroys-delta-plus-ukraine-office-and-largest-ppe",
        "published": "2026-08-07T14:11:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Several killed in attacks on Ukraine as Kyiv hits Russian e-commerce giant",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/several-killed-in-attacks-on-ukraine-as-kyiv-hits-russian-e-commerce",
        "published": "2026-08-07T18:54:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "'I ran because I knew I would die': Russian drones target medics in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/i-ran-because-i-knew-i-would-die-russian-drones-target-medics-in-296754",
        "published": "2026-08-08T00:02:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Why Ukraine is targeting Russian retail giant Wildberries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/why-ukraine-is-targeting-russian-retail-giant-wildberries",
        "published": "2026-08-08T06:00:01.000Z"
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    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}