In Zaporizhzhia Region, two police officers have died after being injured when a Russian drone struck a service vehicle.
This was reported by the National Police.
The officers were Police Major Oleh Dubetskyi, who headed the duty unit of Police Station No. 4 of the Polohy District Police Department (the city of Orikhiv), and his colleague Major Serhii Berezhko, the deputy head of the unit for preventive policing.
On 1 November near Komyshuvakha, a Russian drone hit a service vehicle, leaving both officers with severe injuries. Medics tried to save them until the very end, but on 4 November the officers died.
Dubetskyi and Berezhko devoted more than 20 years to the service. During that time, they carried out their duties and were responsible for people’s safety.
- During the Russian strike on Komyshuvakha on 2 November, police officers helped local residents reach a shelter set up in an underground school. The National Police reported that, as a result of a second strike, four police officers and two rescuers were trapped under the rubble. Three of the police officers who were killed had previously been forced to leave their homes due to the occupation of part of Zaporizhzhia Region, but continued serving in other frontline communities.