Ukrainian rescuers killed in Russian secondary strike laid to rest

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: June 17, 2026Country: Ukraine

World / InternationalCrime & Law

Ukrainian rescuers killed in Russian secondary strike laid to rest

Mourners gathered at a cemetery in Kharkiv as three Ukrainian rescuers were laid to rest. They were among five State Emergency Service workers killed when Russia launched a second strike on the site of a fire they had been dispatched to extinguish.

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