“My job is very similar to that of a normal ambulance driver; it’s just that it happens under constant shelling”: how Ukraine’s medical staff are treating patients on the front line
, as many as 100 wounded soldiers pass through every day. I’ve been embedded with the unit since August 2022, photographing the medics as they battle to do their jobs under gruelling conditions.
The damp basement is where the medics eat, sleep and relax – not that there’s much time for any of that. There’s no hot water and few creature comforts. Most of the furniture and decor has been scavenged from bombed-out buildings. Their beds are thin mattresses on wooden crates. Someone found a set of kitschy paintings in an old office, and “signed” them with the names of famous artists like Dalí and Van Gogh.
Sviatoslav, a 46-year-old colorectal surgeon, signed up at the start of the war but was told there was no need for doctors with his specialism. Three months ago, he was finally called up. “I knew it would happen sooner or later and I was psychologically ready,” said Sviatoslav, who until he got his papers worked in a private hospital in central Ukraine.He attended lectures in emergency medicine at a military hospital before being sent to the stabilisation unit.
What bothers him most is the lack of hygiene. Sometimes, said Sviatoslav, there’s no time to wash his hands before an operation, or to find a pair of scrubs. Personal hygiene is also hard to maintain. He can’t remember the last time he had a bath and has had only three cold showers since he got here. Instead, he uses wet wipes to clean himself. “I understand how [hospitals] should be – clean – and in these conditions, there’s none of that. It’s hard for me.
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