'I ran because I knew I would die': Russian drones target medics in Ukraine
Ukrainian emergency workers warn of growing Russian attacks on hospitals and ambulances.
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""I panicked. I grabbed my trauma bag and started running. I shouted and screamed. I knew that if I stopped, I would die.""
— Inna Lytvynenko , Activist
""This is a new normality, which should not be the normality.""
— Dr Jarno Habicht , Academic
""It wasn't just one missile, there were three missiles that hit the hospital within a few minutes from each other. It cannot be an accident.""
— Olena Tymoshenko , Other
Key People
Dr Jarno Habicht is the World Health Organization's representative in Ukraine.
Inna Lytvynenko is a paramedic who faced drone attacks while providing emergency medical assistance in Ukraine.
Olena Tymoshenko is the director of a hospital in Kherson that was targeted by missile attacks.
Robin Meldrum is the MSF country coordinator in Ukraine.
President of Ukraine who attended a summit in Yerevan.
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Ukrainian emergency workers warn of growing Russian attacks on hospitals and ambulances.
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