On February 20, a Russian drone attacked the White Angels evacuation unit in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv region. Two police officers were killed and another was wounded in the strike.
This was reported by the Main Department of the National Police in the Kharkiv region.
Today, special forces from the White Angels unit set out to evacuate the civilian population. Near the village of Seredniy Burluk, the law enforcement officers’ armored vehicle was attacked by a Lancet UAV. Police officers Yulia Keleberda and Yevgen Kalgan were fatally wounded and died on the spot. Another law enforcement officer was injured.
Yulia Keleberda and Yevgen Kalgan had been with the unit since its inception, making numerous trips to the most dangerous settlements and evacuating dozens of families, children, elderly people, and people with disabilities.
Yulia was 23 years old and is survived by her parents. Yevhen was 39 years old and is survived by his wife, mother, 16-year-old son, and seven-year-old daughter.
