STATEMENT BY DENISE BROWN, HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE, ON THE KILLING OF AN AID WORKER IN KHERSON TODAY
15 December 2022
I am appalled by the death of an aid worker who was killed together with another civilian during an attack in Kherson today. Some other civilians have been injured. The strike hit a building used by local authorities, volunteer groups and humanitarian organizations to distribute aid to people in Kherson.
It is shocking to know that a place that is used to support civilians, particularly the elderly, in need of assistance because of the war has been hit.
I send my most heartfelt condolences to both families. My thoughts are also with the colleagues of this brave woman who died in the line of duty today, working as a paramedic with the Ukrainian Red Cross Society.
This deeply tragic event is yet another reminder of the horrific consequences of this war for civilians and the extraordinary risks front-line humanitarian workers take.
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