An American helping evacuate people in war-torn Ukraine was hit by shrapnel from a Russian drone targeting his vehicle, leaving the humanitarian with a bloodied face, harrowing video shows.
Footage from Wednesday’s excursion into Lyman captured the moment Devon Masser — a volunteer with the Pennsylvania-based Christian humanitarian aid group Plain Compassion Crisis Response — was struck while carrying out an evacuation mission, Radio Free Europe reported.
Masser was riding with two police officers and a reporter for a Ukrainian outlet when a Russian fiber-optic drone pulled up near their van and detonated, sending glass and metal flying everywhere.
The men quickly fled from the car, with Masser seen holding the left side of his face in pain as they weaved through a destroyed field and away from the burning car.
The officers could be seen trying to provide Masser with first aid.
“I’m with Plain Compassion Crisis Response. We’re here to evacuate people,” the bloodied Masser said in a quick brief following the attack.
The PCCR has been in Ukraine since the start of the war in 2022, with its staff working to help carry out evacuations as Moscow’s army rolled through the border.
The organization has continued to help Ukrainians flee from the frontlines, with its members also helping provide food and supplies to civilians, as well as adoption services for children orphaned by the war.
PCCR did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
During Wednesday’s drone strike, Masser was traveling with members of the Donetsk Police’s White Angels unit, which is carrying out civilian evacuations in the besieged region amid the Russian invasion.
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