RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS EVACUATING INJURED, COMMENTING

KYIV, UKRAINE (JULY 2, 2026)

1. VARIOUS OF SMOKE RISING OVER KYIV SKYLINE / FILMED FROM MOVING VEHICLE

2. DESTROYED APARTMENT BLOCK ENTRANCE

3. VARIOUS OF RESCUERS AND RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS INSIDE DESTROYED APARTMENT BLOCK

4. VARIOUS OF RESCUERS AND RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS EVACUATING INJURED ON STRETCHERS

5. RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS APPROACHING MAKSYM, 42, RED CROSS VOLUNTEER, WORKS AS GRAPHIC DESIGNER

6. VARIOUS OF MAKSYM AND RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS

7. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) 42-YEAR-OLD RED CROSS VOLUNTEER, MAKSYM (NO LAST NAME GIVEN), SAYING:

“I don’t work here; I’m a volunteer. This isn’t my job at all - I’ve never done anything like this before. Back in 2022, I joined the Red Cross rapid response team as a volunteer. First in Mykolaiv, then I came to Kyiv, and I’ve stayed here ever since. I transferred to the Kyiv Rapid Response Team. It’s morning now, and I’ll have to head off to work. I’m a graphic designer and an artist.”

8. VARIOUS OF RESCUERS AND RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS EVACUATING INJURED ON STRETCHERS

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) 42-YEAR-OLD RED CROSS VOLUNTEER, MAKSYM (NO LAST NAME GIVEN), SAYING:

“Mentally, it’s easier now - many years have passed, and we’ve adapted a bit. But, of course, it’s hard. It’s physically hard - the smoke, the dust. It’s still dangerous because of the destruction. We’re trying to establish contact with the State Emergency Service and find common ground.”

10. RESCUERS WORKING ON SITE

11. VARIOUS OF RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS WALKING WITH STRETCHERS

12. RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS

13. TARAS DIDENKO, 46, RED CROSS VOLUNTEER, DEPUTY UNIT COMMANDER INSTRUCTING AND ENTERING BUILDING

14. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) 42-YEAR-OLD RED CROSS VOLUNTEER, MAKSYM (NO LAST NAME GIVEN), SAYING:

“First, we assess the situation on the ground to see who needs help. We go door to door because people might be trapped, or they might even be unconscious.”

15. DESTROYED APARTMENT BLOCK

16. VARIOUS OF MAKSYM

17. RESCUERS WITH DOGS ON SITE

18. RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS AND RESCUERS EVACUATING INJURED

19. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) 21-YEAR-OLD RED CROSS VOLUNTEER, ANNETT (NO LAST NAME GIVEN), SAYING:

“According to reports, there are people under the rubble. We arrived at the scene and first surveyed the neighboring building. Another team went to the building’s entrance to assess whether the State Emergency Service needed assistance with searching for and extracting people. We rescued a woman, approximately 30 years old. She was suspected of having a spinal injury. We applied a cervical collar, secured her using the “Spider” system, and transported her to the ambulance. She is currently in the hospital receiving treatment.”

20. RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS HOLDING INJURED WOMAN ON STRETCHERS

21. DIDENKO TALKING ON RADIO, SAYING (Ukrainian) ‘There is a woman under the rubble…’ / WOMAN TALKING OVER RADIO ‘How old is she approximately? So that the medics know the dose to inject’ / DIDENKO SAYING ‘Approximately 25-30 years old.’

22. VARIOUS OF RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS

23. VARIOUS OF AMBULANCE ARRIVING, RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS PUTTING WOMAN INSIDE

24. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) 46-YEAR-OLD RED CROSS VOLUNTEER, DEPUTY UNIT COMMANDER, TARAS DIDENKO, SAYING:

“The fact is, no matter how well-prepared you are, we always plan, we encounter various situations, and we have to make decisions right on the spot - how we’ll evacuate, the position of the victim, and everything else. We prepare for this and train constantly.”

25. DIDENKO INSTRUCTING RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS

26. DIDENKO AND RESCUERS NEAR DESTROYED APARTMENT BLOCK

27. RED CROSS SHOULDER PATCH

28. RED CROSS VOLUNTEER NEAR DESTROYED APARTMENT BLOCK

29. VARIOUS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS NEAR DESTROYED APARTMENT BLOCK

30. DESTROYED APARTMENT BLOCK

31. RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS INSIDE DESTROYED APARTMENT BLOCK

32. VARIOUS OF RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS WALKING ON SITE

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