“On October 22, Russia struck Kharkiv with drones and hit a kindergarten. Rescuers immediately arrived at the scene of the attack, and those who did not care helped, including Major General of the Civil Defense Service Oleksandr Volobuev. Later, photos of Oleksandr Volobuev carrying a child out of a destroyed kindergarten appeared in the media, and these photos spread across the network, moving Ukrainians. Ukrainians celebrated in”, — write on: ua.news
On October 22, Russia struck Kharkiv with drones and hit a kindergarten. Rescuers immediately arrived at the scene of the attack, and those who did not care helped, including Major General of the Civil Defense Service Oleksandr Volobuev.
Later, photos of Oleksandr Volobuev carrying a child out of a destroyed kindergarten appeared in the media, and these photos spread across the network, moving Ukrainians.
In the comments under the posts with the rescue of children from a kindergarten in Kharkiv, Ukrainians noted the action of Oleksandr Volobuyev, ex-chief of the State Emergency Service of the Kharkiv Region. The ex-major general is already retired, but still joined the rescue of the victims.
Kharkiv public figure and entrepreneur Yuriy Sapronov spoke about the courage of the general.
“He could stay at home. He is 67 years old. He is retired. 50 years of service in emergency response agencies. But saving people is his meaning in life,” he wrote.
Oleksandr Volobuev told Suspilny Kharkiv how he helped save children.
“The employees of the kindergarten worked very quickly. And the child was hidden in a protective structure. Upon the arrival of the first units of the State Emergency Service and the National Police, ordinary passers-by, immediately after the shelling, rushed to take the children out. Everything was organized, only hands and feet were needed to carry the children and calm them down,” explained Volobuev.
The major general also commented on the photo of the press service of the State Emergency Service of the Kharkiv region, which was spread across the pages of the Ukrainian media. It shows him carrying a girl in his arms, holding her close to him.
“Girl. Crying I ask: “What is your name?” He says: “Sasha.” I say: “And me, Sasha.” She calmed down. There was a collection point, opposite the cathedral. The doctors examined him and immediately took him there. Everything was fine with her. And the fact that they are probably looking at my photos: some old man is still running briskly,” Volobuyev said.
Oleksandr Volobuyev was recognized by Yuliya Konotoptseva, director of the Global 2000 Fund for Children of Ukraine, in the photo published by the State Emergency Service. She talked on her Facebook page about how she watched a video where emergency workers rescued children from a kindergarten. Among them she noticed the general.
“And here is the next shot – a gray-haired man in civilian clothes runs out with a child covered in a black jacket and only her pink pants and slippers are visible. I recognized the man – this is Oleksandr Volobuev, once upon a time (it seemed like yesterday) we crossed paths while working with displaced persons in 2014-2015. Major General, Chief of the Kharkiv Oblast State Emergency Service,” wrote Yulia Kontoptseva.
She described Oleksandr Volobuyev with such words as humanity and calmness, and noted that he never refused her help.
Oleksandr Volobuev is known as a major general of the civil protection service, worked as a firefighter, and over time assumed the position of the head of the State Emergency Service of Kharkiv Region, where he remained until 2023. He was awarded many honors and awards for his service and work.
We will remind you that after a massive night attack, a Russian drone hit after kindergarten in Kharkiv. A man died, seven people were injured.
In the network appeared video of a Russian drone strike on the building of a private kindergarten in Kharkiv, the footage shows the moment of impact and explosion.
