CNN —A Spanish aid worker has been killed in eastern Ukraine after a projectile fell on the vehicle she was traveling in, according to Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares.
The woman has been named by Spanish public broadcaster RTVE as Emma Igual, the director of an NGO named “Road to Relief” which focuses on evacuating civilians from the Ukrainian frontline.
In the post, the NGO said a Canadian volunteer named Anthony “Tonko” Ihnat was also killed in the attack, which CNN has not been able to independently verify.
The remaining passengers, according to the NGO, are German medical volunteer Ruben Mawick and Swedish volunteer Johan Mathias Thyr.
He added that they have been given medical assistance, with one hospitalized with head and limb injuries.
Persons:
José Manuel Albares, “, RTVE, Emma Igual, Chasiv Yar, Anthony “ Tonko, Ihnat, Ruben Mawick, Johan Mathias Thyr, Ruslan Kravchenko
Organizations:
CNN, Spanish, Relief
Locations:
Ukraine, New Delhi, Spanish, Ukrainian, Sloviansk, Bakhmut, Chasiv, Canadian, Russia, Kyiv