WCK aid vehicle in Ukraine struck by Russian explosive device
On Thursday, July 18, a clearly marked World Central Kitchen humanitarian aid vehicle was struck by a Russian short range explosive device fired by a drone as the armored truck was returning from a food delivery mission in the vicinity of Oleksandrivka, Ukraine. Thankfully, no injuries are reported. Our driver was unharmed and there were no passengers. It is unclear if the WCK vehicle was specifically targeted by Russia.
World Central Kitchen has served more than 260 million meals to families in frontline communities as well as first responders in Ukraine. In the past two years of working in Ukraine, seven WCK volunteers have been killed by Russian military strikes. We also lost seven members of our WCK team in April when an Israeli military airstrike targeted our humanitarian convoy in Gaza.
The WCK armored vehicle struck by a Russian explosive device on July 18.
“Humanitarians are not, and can never be a target,” said WCK CEO Erin Gore. “Safety is fundamental for our ability to show up when disaster strikes and urgently feed communities in the most challenging situations.”
You can read more about the WCK heroes killed in Ukraine and Gaza here.
