WATCH: Police Body Cam Captures Alleged Russian ‘Double-Tap’ in Chernihiv Region

Body-cam footage released by Ukraine’s Patrol Police might have depicted a Russian “double-tap” strike on Ukrainian rescuers as policemen and emergency personnel were seen ducking for cover during a rescue mission on Friday.

The Patrol Police said the incident happened on Friday evening, at around 10 p.m.

A body-cam video shared on the Patrol Police’s Facebook page shows a police car heading toward the aftermath of an alleged Russian drone attack on a dark highway at night.

Upon arrival, an ambulance and a civilian car can be seen at the scene.

The footage then abruptly cuts to an explosion on the highway filmed from inside the police car, followed by another blast near the ambulance, sending emergency workers diving into the grass for cover.

“Having approached closer to assess the situation, the patrol officers came under repeated enemy fire, which damaged police and ambulance vehicles,” the Patrol Police said in its update.

An exchange could then be heard between two people, asking if their ears are blocked after the explosion, to which the other person said yes.

The police said the road was subsequently blocked off, with those injured transferred to the hospital with police escort.

Police said the incident occurred in the Chernihiv region, though the exact location remains unclear.

According to a local drone monitoring channel, multiple drones were spotted southwest of the city of Chernihiv at 9:44 p.m. on Friday, around the time of the incident.

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While it is unclear what weapons were used in Friday’s strike, Russia has previously employed the tactic of hitting the same location after a brief pause – a so-called “double-tap” strike which has injured and killed emergency workers.

In March 2024, a “double-tap” strike hit Odesa, killing doctors and emergency workers on the scene.

Bordering Belarus and Russia, the Chernihiv region sits north of Kyiv. Russian troops seized parts of the region and besieged Chernihiv at the start of the 2022 invasion, but Ukrainian forces have since fully liberated it.

Kyiv Post talked to locals from Chernihiv who witnessed the invasion first-hand in a February interview.