Ukraine: Russian attack hit civilian areas in Sloviansk, Donetsk region

During the same response to the attack, the Doctors Without Borders ambulance team also transported another patient who was wounded in the bombardment.

“The man was outside his house when the bombardment started. He sustained shrapnel injuries to the thigh and torso. He was first taken to a local hospital, and we then transferred him to Dnipro for further treatment. The patient’s condition deteriorated during the journey, requiring the medical team to stabilise him and control the bleeding en route,” says Doctors Without Borders paramedic Rostyslav Lytvyn.

Doctors Without Borders teams continue to witness the impact of intensified attacks on residential areas in eastern Ukraine. Humanitarian workers operate under constant risk. Due to ongoing missile and drone threats, ambulances face restrictions on where and when they can move. Doctors Without Borders continues to evacuate patients from hospitals in Sloviansk to facilities further from the frontline, helping to relieve overstretched medical services coping with a high number of war-wounded patients.