Illustrative photo – A military medic in the Luhansk region on January 16, 2023.
Kyiv/Prague – A Czech volunteer was seriously injured in Donbas, who in as part of the Phoenix project, he helps in eastern Ukraine with the treatment of soldiers on the front. He was hit by shrapnel, Phoenix officials said on social media. According to them, his condition is stable, but the injuries are serious. They are therefore handling his transportation to the Czech Republic.
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“One of our brave medics-volunteers was hit by shrapnel in Donbass. He is currently in a stable condition, but the situation is serious and further developments cannot be predicted. We are doing everything in our power so that he can return to his homeland soon ,” project officials wrote. In view of the sensitivity of the situation, they will not yet provide further information on his condition.
Czech medics as part of the Phoenix project in eastern Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia last February, teach soldiers health science and transport the wounded to the front line themselves, they said. List of Messages. “With every mission, our volunteers risk injury or even life. We are fully aware of the risks, but also of how our help is needed,” noted Phoenix representatives on Facebook. They thanked for the support shown and asked for privacy to be respected.
The spokesman for the organization said on Czech television that the injured volunteer was helping to evacuate one of the injured. “As part of that, unfortunately, there was an artillery strike, after which he was hit by shrapnel,” he said, adding that the injuries were relatively serious. The injured person is one of the important members of the team, he saved 25 people in the last trip alone, the spokesman added.
