President of Ukraine

The President Thanked Rescuers and Police Officers for Their Assistance to Ukrainians Affected by Russian Shelling in the Recent Weeks

21 December 2024 - 19:56

Today, the removal of debris and rubble following yesterday's missile attack has been completed in Kyiv. In Kherson, where Russian bombs hit an oncology center, work is still underway. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his evening address.

There were also Russian strikes on Kharkiv, Nikopol, and the Donetsk region.

The President thanked the rescuers and police officers who have been particularly outstanding in helping people in the recent weeks.

In Donetsk region, these are the employees of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the region: Driver of the 51st State Fire and Rescue Station of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service in the region, Henadii Demydenko; Deputy Head of the 51st State Fire and Rescue Station of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service in the region, Vladyslav Pospelov; Head of the 52nd State Fire and Rescue Station, Serhii Akhmetin; Unit Commander of the 41st State Fire and Rescue Station of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service in the region, Oleksandr Hurtovyi; Unit Commander of the 41st State Fire and Rescue Station of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service in the region, Yaroslav Zaitsev; as well as police officers – District Officer of the Preventive Activities Department of the Police Station No. 2 of the Kramatorsk District Police Department, Yevhenii Musiichuk; and Senior Inspector of the "White Angels" Evacuation Measures Unit of the Preventive Activities Department of the Pokrovsk District Police Department, Yevhen Afendikov.

Rescuers in Kharkiv region: Chief of Guard of the 11th State Fire and Rescue Station, Ruslan Kurbanov; Firefighter and Rescuer of the 43rd State Fire and Rescue Station, Mykhailo Kovalenko; Firefighter and Rescuer of the 9th State Fire and Rescue Station, Volodymyr Obolentsev; Deputy Head of the 45th State Fire and Rescue Station, Mykhailo Chornomorets; and Deputy Head of the Group – Head of the Mechanized Demining Unit of the Emergency and Rescue Squad of Special Purpose of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Lviv region, Dmytro Kushnir; as well as employees of the National Police in the region: Senior Forensic Expert of the Investigative Department of Police Station No. 1 of the Chuhuiv District Police Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the region, Oleksii Nesterenko; Senior Investigator of the Investigative Department of the Kupyansk District Police Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the region, Inna Kucherenko; and Senior Operative Officer of the Criminal Police Department of the Izyum District Police Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the region, Oleksandr Sukhar.

In the Zaporizhzhia region, employees of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine: Unit Commander and Driver of the 1st State Fire and Rescue Station, Serhii Safronov; Chief of Guard of the 1st State Fire and Rescue Station, Vitalii Sheremet; Head of the Operational Coordination Center, Oleksandr Sychov; Firefighter and Rescuer of the 2nd State Fire and Rescue Station, Viacheslav Penchev; and Head of the Division of the Special Equipment Group of the Emergency and Rescue Squad of Special Purpose, Ihor Dubinin, as well as police officers: Police Officer of the Response Platoon of the Police Security Department in Zaporizhzhia Region, Vitalii Pustovar; Commander of Battalion No. 4 of the Patrol Police Department in the Zaporizhzhia region, Yevhen Kulyk; and Deputy Head of the Preventive Activities Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia Region, Valerii Kurbakov.

In Cherkasy region, rescuers: Head of the Rescue Department of the Emergency and Rescue Squad of Special Purpose, Vladyslav Berdnyk; and Rescuer of the Rescue Department of the Emergency and Rescue Squad of Special Purpose, Oleksandr Kucherenko. In Kyiv, Senior Firefighter and Rescuer of the 4th State Fire and Rescue Station, Viktor Balatsky; and Chief of Guard of the 8th State Fire and Rescue Station, Yurii Palienko.

The President also thanked the employees of the Interregional Center for Rapid Response of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine: Deputy Head of the Group – Head of the Department of Special Mine Action, Oleksandr Zhurid; and Sapper and Cynologist of the Department of Special Mine Action, Andrii Balashov; as well as employees of the Mobile Rescue Center for Rapid Response of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine: Head of the Rescue Department, Vitalii Loik, and Rescuer of the Rescue Department, Mykola Koloda.