On November 11, two rescuers were killed in the city of Yahotyn, Kyiv Oblast, as a result of repeated Russian strikes while they were extinguishing a fire. Two other employees of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service were injured and are in hospital.
This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
Those killed were Civil Protection Major Oleksandr Bondarenko, head of the 24th State Fire and Rescue Unit of the State Emergency Service’s Main Directorate in Kyiv Oblast, and Civil Protection Chief Master Sergeant Yurii Lytovchenko, a driver with the 28th State Fire and Rescue Unit.
Oleksandr Bondarenko dedicated 25 years to firefighting and rescue work. He is survived by his wife, daughter and son. Yurii Lytovchenko worked as a rescuer for more than 30 years. He is survived by his wife and son.
Two other rescuers were injured and are currently under medical supervision.
