Red Cross suspends Dnipro operations after deadly attack

Following the tragic attack on the International Committee of the Red Cross vehicle in Vyrolubivka, they have decided to suspend their activities in Dnipro, Ukraine.

The International Committee of the Red Cross has suspended its activities in Dnipro in central-eastern Ukraine following the deaths of three members of its mission in a Russian attack, reported organisation representative Oleksandr Vlasenko.

"We have offices in Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Odesa, as well as the head office in Kyiv and Lviv, and on the other side, in Donetsk and Luhansk. So far, our Dnipro office has been offline for some time," said the spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross mission in Ukraine in a conversation with Radio Svoboda. It also operates in territories occupied by Russia, such as Luhansk and Donetsk.

The attack occurred in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, where three mission representatives were killed and two were injured on Thursday. The ICRC office in Dnipro has suspended its activities for some time. Vlasenko reported that the mission was attacked before the distribution of humanitarian aid began in the frontline territory.

The organisation's representative also stated that there are currently many indications that the organisation is facing many changes. After the Russian attack on the volunteers, questions regarding the proper security of their safety and possible changes to the current rules have arisen.

But I think we will soon return to our daily work, because we work here, because there are people living in the frontline zone who need our help," said Vlasenko.