Ukrainian Red Cross providing assistance to victims of Russian attack on Zaporizhia

The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) is working with rescuers following the morning shelling of Zaporizhia by Russian troops.

“At the site of the morning attack on Zaporizhia, the Ukrainian Red Cross emergency response team in the Zaporizhia region is working alongside the city’s emergency services,” URCS said on Facebook Tuesday.

Volunteers conducted door-to-door visits to identify affected people, provided first aid to three injured people, and transported one of the injured to a medical facility. They also delivered psychological first aid at the scene.

As reported, eight people were injured as a result of Russian shelling of the city on the morning of March 17. The building of the Nova Poshta innovation terminal was damaged.