A destroyed residential building in the Kharkov region. (Archive) Ukraine: two people were killed as a result of a strike on a car delivering bread Humanitarian assistance
On Friday, UN humanitarian agencies reported that two people delivering bread from the UN World Food Program (WFP) were killed in a drone strike on a car in the Kharkiv region the day before.
On the morning of January 22, a car that was carrying humanitarian aid provided by WFP and its partners to the villages of Kozachya Lopan and Novaya Kozachya, Kharkov region, was attacked by a drone near the entrance to one of the villages. Two local officials, 35 and 63 years old, who were in it, died on the spot.
The food was intended for people living in close proximity to the front line, where access to food remains extremely limited.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who died while courageously helping others. Attacks against civilians are prohibited under international humanitarian law,” said Richard Regan, WFP Country Director for Ukraine.
“These repeated, senseless attacks on humanitarian operations have the potential to deprive communities living on the front lines of vital assistance,” he added.
This is the 69th attack in the past two years on WFP-supported facilities, including aid distribution points, warehouses and vehicles.