Police officer shields child with his body from repeat drone strike in Hlukhiv

Russians struck a residential building in the city of Hlukhiv using an unmanned aerial vehicle. The attack occurred at approximately 6:00 am.

Searching for people among the debris

Police officers Mykola Savchenko and Ihor Voloshko, who arrived at the scene, found a woman and her 9-year-old grandson among the destroyed structures. The officers began the procedure of evacuating the injured.

Protection with his own body

As the evacuation was already underway, the drone delivered a repeat strike. At this critical moment, Savchenko lay on top of the child to mitigate the effects of the explosion. His colleague Voloshko was injured as a result of this incident.

Despite one of the officers being injured, the police managed to deliver the victims to a medical facility. Their lives are not in danger.