Svitlana Druzenko: “No time to grow new specialists — we need to protect them”
Svitlana Druzenko, head of the PDMSh medical department, shares her thoughts about how to properly use skilled doctors in the war, where to take combat medics, why civilian superiors do not let doctors go to the front, and what is needed for our victory.
- 27 April 2024
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Gennadiy Druzenko: “Independence is the right to choose one’s own future”
This video is a unique opportunity to look behind the scenes of the Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital and be inspired by the motivational speeches of the PDMSh co-founder and president, Gennady Druzenko. The video also features PDMSh volunteers, who have made the selfless decision to depart from their regular lives to aid our soldiers […]
- 20 April 2024
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A PDMSh casevac crew: a snapshot
Roman “Tourist” Ostrovsky is a general surgeon specializing in laparoscopic surgery. According to him, there is no romance in war. “When I start packing my bag, my wife starts crying. I start to look at my children. The most important thing is that my dear ones understand why I’m coming here, and I myself understand […]
- 19 April 2024
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Volunteer medics work without charge, while the PDMSh operations are not without costs. Where do your donations go?
PDMSh is in operation, saving the lives of numerous defenders of Ukraine each month, largely thanks to the support from the general public. So, we are starting a tradition of publishing informal monthly reports on our revenues and expenditures. In compliance with legal regulations, we release annual financial statements on our website and audit reports […]
- 13 April 2024
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“Buddha” in Bakhmut — Danylo Safronov
Surgeon and physiotherapist Danylo Safronov (“Buddha”) relates how he returned to Ukraine from abroad after Russia’s full-scale invasion, how he joined the team of PDMSh volunteer medics, how they worked in Bakhmut, which was bombarded by Russian artillery and aviation, how they lived in a basement; and what we all have to do to win. […]
- 06 April 2024
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Molfar: “A doctor’s efficiency at the front line is sometimes higher than in civil medicine”
At the Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital, this guy goes by the nom de guerre “Molfar.” However, he doesn’t live in the Carpathian Mountains but in Cherkasy, where he works as an anesthesiologist at a hospital and teaches at a medical academy. “Many people believe that anesthesiology is just coming in, giving some injection, the […]
- 30 March 2024
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“Under stress, you need to do everything as quickly as possible and ensure safety both for the injured and yourself,” says Anna Bilyk
According to anesthesiology intern Anna Bilyk (“Bilka”), Russians at the front deliberately fire on medics and even specially wait for Ukrainians to come to pick up their fallen or wounded. And yet, Ukrainian medics sometimes have to treat wounded aggressors. “You never guess who has got on your table,” says Anna. “He [the wounded Russian] […]
- 23 March 2024
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Driver, paramedic, and philosopher Avakyan: “A Ukrainian is something universal, something much more than an ethnicity”
The statements of Suren Avakyan, known by the pseudo “Armani,” are as refined as the clothing of the famous Italian designer. The video in which he “philosophizes” about the “Ukrainian spirit of freedom” can easily be broken down into quotes. While chopping meat to prepare dinner for the medics of the Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile […]
- 20 March 2024
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Yaroslav Kornitsky: “At the front, you try to jump over your head to save the wounded”
Eight months ago, Yaroslav Kornitsky, a 23-year-old paramedic at the Ternopil Center for Emergency Medical Aid and Disaster Medicine, joined the Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital. Together with other volunteer medics, he rescues wounded soldiers. “You try to do your best here [in Ternopil],” Yaroslav tells Suspilne. “And there [at the front], and there also […]
- 19 March 2024
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Queen of the Roads Halyna Almazova: “Half of the wounded in our battalion owe to PFVMH their saved lives”
Halyna Almazova was preparing to participate in the Dakar Rally two years ago. The team had already been selected, and the car was ready. They planned to present the team in early March 2022. However, at that time, “Viterets” (“Wind” in Ukrainian) was already busy with other matters — saving lives, as mentioned in a […]
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PDMSh financial report for June 2024- 15.07.2024
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Armani: Not Giorgio, but Suren!- 06.07.2024
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