'I ran because I knew I would die': Russian drones target medics in Ukraine

Moscow also often uses a "double-tap" tactic, when they target the same location twice within a short period of time. Many believe that the second attack is deliberately aimed at first responders who arrive at the scene of the initial strike to rescue survivors.During a recent massive Russian air attack on Kyiv, seven people were killed, including a police officer and a volunteer, after a second strike on the same location.And lately Russian forces have been also targeting warehouses of humanitarian organisations. Last month alone, warehouses of three UN agencies, including the WHO, were damaged during air strikes. According to Habicht, the organisation shares coordinates of its facilities with both Moscow and Kyiv specifically in order to protect them from strikes.While missile and drone strikes can be indiscriminate, first-person view (FPV) drone strikes are almost always intentional. A drone pilot can see the target in a live feed from the drone's camera. So when it hits an ambulance, it has to be on purpose, says Robin Meldrum, MSF country coordinator in Ukraine.Dr Inna Lytvynenko says that she was wearing a uniform identifying her as a medical worker. The ambulance was also clearly marked. So, she believes the drone operator consciously chose to target them.Provided by a third partyA first drone hit Inna's ambulance in Kherson, while a second targeted her directlyAccording to the WHO, strikes on ambulances make up 20% of all attacks on Ukraine's healthcare system, which suggests these are part of a calculated strategy.The result of such sustained attacks is that the civilian population close to the frontline are getting increasingly cut off from health services.