A 13-year-old teenager told how he rescued wounded passengers in Sumy

13-year-old Cyril rescued passengers from the bus after rocket fire

Ministry of Internal Affairs

The 13-year-old Sumy Kirill Ilyashenko was on a bus with his mother when a Russian rocket hit. The explosion caused a fire in transport, the doors were locked.

However, Cyril was not lost – climbed through the window and began to help Other passengers get out of the burning salon.

About his act he told On the broadcast of the « only news ».

« At the time I didn’t think – I acted. Just did everything on adrenaline« , – says the teenager about the salvation of passengers.

He adds that he had no experience and assistance skills before.

Memories of that moment guy too shared with journalists « Border. Media ».

”We go to the bank – I hear something starts to whistle and falls. Then – the cries of people, and how the windows fly out. I fell, but the glass fell on me. Initially, there was a small contusion, but all the sounds became like in the fog.

I looked on the left and right, and I heard the smell of Gary. Therefore, I thought that the bus was already burning or can fire. I quickly got up and started to unblock the bus door. It didn’t go out, so he threw the bag out the window and jumped out of it, and then began to unblock the door from the street « – the teenager recalls.

Other bus passengers did not shout because they were shocked. When the door was opened, Cyril began to release people. His mother’s face was in the blood. The guy confesses that he was very scared of her.

As a result of the attack, the guy himself was injured – three debris was hit in his head. One of them – the largest metal fragment – doctors have already been removed. The other two, according to doctors, will remain, because they are too deep. Cyril does not threaten the life of Cyril, but he is under the supervision of doctors.

His mother Marina confesses that he still cannot recover from the experienced.

« Hard to close your eyes – this picture stands in front of our eyes. We didn’t sleep all night. Emotionally very hard. I was on the bus and saw the son helped. At that moment I realized that I was raising a real man »– the mother of the teenager proudly adds.

The guy studies in the eighth grade of Sumy School # 4 and is engaged in free fight at the local children’s and youth sports school.

On the institution’s page named The act of Cyril by an example of true heroism and thanked the parents for the upbringing of their son.

The guy’s act He noted and Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko. He visited the guy during a working trip to Sumy.

The guy for bravery was personally thanked by the Minister of Internal Affairs

Ministry of Internal Affairs

« Now the whole country thanks Cyril for the deed. This is our new generation of heroes: bold, decisive and selfless« , – says the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

We will remind, on April 13 Russian invaders released ballistic missiles in the center of Sumy. As a result of attack They were driven at least 34 peopleamong them are two children. More than 119 civilians were injured.