IRC Response to Latest Russian Strikes on Kyiv

Kyiv, Ukraine, July 2, 2026 - Russian strikes on Kyiv over the past 24 hours have killed and wounded civilians, including ambulance crews and paramedics responding to the attacks.

"The last 24 hours in Kyiv have been some of the worst that the city has endured since this conflict began," Alain Homsy, IRC Ukraine Director, said. "Civilian casualties are rising by the hour, among them ambulance crews and paramedics hurt while racing to help others. Frequent strikes against health infrastructure adds a new layer of suffering to a population already exhausted by more than four years of war."

Since the IRC began operations in Ukraine in 2022, our staff have been on the frontlines of delivering essential healthcare during times of acute crisis. Throughout this war, our mobile medical teams have kept working in the hardest-hit frontline communities, providing basic health care, chronic disease support and mental health care to people who have nowhere else to turn, while training local health workers and helping stretched facilities keep their doors open. The World Health Organization has already documented thousands of attacks on health care during this war, and every one of them makes that work harder and more dangerous.

The IRC has been present in Ukraine since 2022 and operates across the country, supporting communities both in urban centers and hard-to-reach rural areas near the frontlines, IRC teams provide critical medical aid, psychological assistance, livelihood and legal support, with a focus on vulnerable groups, especially women and children.