Oleksandr Humaniuk, head of the organization Rose on the Hand and a member of the evacuation team, shared the information on Hromadske Radio.He reported that last week, on the outskirts of the Kupiansk community, a volunteer vehicle overturned while trying to escape a Russian FPV drone. He did not specify whether there were casualties but emphasized that every evacuation carries enormous risk.Evacuating residents from Kupiansk itself is often impossible, so volunteers ask people to walk to safer areas. Sometimes soldiers transport civilians to the volunteers, and only rarely is it possible to evacuate people directly from the city in armored vehicles. The outskirts of Kupiansk remain particularly dangerous due to the high number of Russian drones.“The situation depends on planning and luck — a combination of factors. We choose the right time, coordinate with each other, and assess the security situation. During these relatively safe windows, we try to break through. Thank God, guardian angels protect us during evacuation missions, and things usually go well. But the risk is truly great,” Oleksandr Humaniuk said when asked whether it is possible to bypass routes under Russian fire control.Humaniuk also noted that there are not enough armored vehicles to evacuate residents from the Kupiansk community. Talks are underway with international partners to purchase more. However, volunteers cannot equip their vehicles with electronic warfare systems to counter Russian drones, as international humanitarian law forbids it.“From the perspective of international humanitarian law, any action that affects the war automatically classifies a person as a combatant. Jamming FPV drones makes you a combatant by default. That’s why the military can use electronic warfare on vehicles, while civilians cannot. We are actively advocating to change this so civilians can use EW to improve their chances of survival,” emphasized the head of Rose on the Hand organization.Despite the dangerous conditions, there are still cases in the Kupiansk district where parents who refuse to evacuate hide their children — a practice previously common during evacuation efforts from the Donetsk region. Oleksandr Humaniuk said authorities are now collecting information on children remaining in frontline communities, as officials had previously claimed there were none left in Kupiansk.Humaniuk stressed that parents often hide their children skillfully, and their presence is only discovered during emergencies or by chance.“Often such parents react aggressively — they shout, refuse help, and ask us not to interfere in their family,” the volunteer said. “When we arrive with police and social services, we use the appropriate tools. But if only evacuation teams are present, they cannot forcibly evacuate these parents and children. Some situations are very difficult.”He added that a mechanism exists to forcibly remove children from parents who refuse evacuation, but it is rarely applied. Humaniuk has not personally witnessed such cases, though he has heard of one or two. He noted that the possibility of child removal is often used as leverage: when parents hear their child may be taken away, they usually agree to evacuate from the dangerous area.The organization Rose on the Hand continues to accept evacuation requests.