Rescue workers have freed two women who were trapped under rubble in Zaporizhzhia. The civilians were able to call the rescue service hotline themselves and provide their location.

Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES)

Quote: "During search and rescue operations, the 101 Rescue Service received a call from two women who reported being trapped under the rubble of a destroyed building.

Using the vital information provided, emergency workers released the women, using specialised equipment."

Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Details: The SES reported that the women had been trapped under the rubble for over seven hours. They have been taken to hospital.

Background:

• On 10 December, Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia, destroying a private clinic and damaging nearby buildings.
• Medics managed to resuscitate one person who had been presumed dead during the rescue operation in Zaporizhzhia.
• As of Tuesday evening four people have been reported dead and 21 injured, including one child, as a result of the strike on the private clinic. One victim died in hospital. SES units rescued four people.

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