On April 11th, 2022, a team of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the German Red Cross (GRC) evacuated 11 extremely vulnerable civilians from a shelter in the frontline city of Severodonetsk. The people evacuated today are severely sick, have physical disabilities, or are suffering from chronic diseases. They had lived in the shelter for a month.
“Today we evacuated from Severodonetsk eleven people, mostly elderly. They were staying in the shelter for more than one month. They have terrible conditions. Living conditions as well. Most of them are very vulnerable, because of different diseases, chronic diseases. And they were suffering. That's why we took a decision to bring them to Dnipro. In Severodonetsk the security situation was quite tense. It was quiet at the beginning. But after, when we started talking to people and bringing them to our land cruisers, the situation became quite tense. We heard shelling and quite heavy shelling,” said Yana Antanova, a health field officer for the ICRC.
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Location: Severodonetsk
Date: 11 April 2022
Camera: ICRC
Duration: 00:40
ICRC Ref: 20220411- Severodonetsk-Medical Evacuation
FOOTAGE
Soundbite: Yana Antanova – ICRC, Health Field Officer
00:00 "Today we evacuated from Severodonetsk eleven people, mostly elderly. They were staying in the shelter more than one month. They have terrible conditions. Living conditions as well. Most of them are very vulnerable, because of different diseases, chronic diseases. And they were suffering. That's why we took a decision to bring them to Dnipro. "
00:23 "In Severodonetsk the situation was quite tense. It was quiet at the beginning. But after, when we started talking to people and bring them to our land cruisers, the situation became quite tense. We heard shelling and quite heavy shelling."
00:40 ENDS
PHOTOS
Photos showing evacuation of eleven vulnerable civilians from the frontline in Severodonetsk.