How to protect yourself during shelling in a city: a lesson for students from a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war

For the Day of Dignity and Freedom the charitable foundation “Reconstruction and Development of Ukraine” – a partner of the website TrueUA – held a lesson on pre-medical first aid in urban conditions during air-raid alerts and combat for 6th–8th grade children at Kyiv School No. 60. The class featured a veteran of the First Medical Company named after M. Pirogov of the Western Regional Command of the National Guard of Ukraine, assault unit commander of the General Kulchytskyi Battalion, Volodymyr Serhieiev.

The lesson took place in the school gym. In the form of a lively story, with examples from his own wartime life and from incidents involving civilians in various cities of our country during shelling, Volodymyr Serhieiev told the children what they should have with them when leaving home – in case an alert and shelling catch them on the street or in the school building, or if they need to take shelter from shelling alone, without family or loved ones.

The students also learned how to act when their family is far away and they find themselves alone under shelling, whether and for which kind of injury first aid can be given to the wounded, how to contact family if they get lost, and many other things useful for surviving in a city during shelling or combat.