War has taken a devastating toll in #Kherson and #Mykolaiv oblasts, #Ukraine. As more villages and towns are retaken and become accessible, @MSF teams go there to provide basic medical care to people. Read more on what we are seeing 🧵 
People who stayed behind have endured months of fighting, fear and isolation.
“I don't sleep well, my hands are shaking. They shelled us so badly every day that it became a usual thing for us.”
- Luidmyla, resident of Ivanivka, #Kherson.
“I don't sleep well, my hands are shaking. They shelled us so badly every day that it became a usual thing for us.”
- Luidmyla, resident of Ivanivka, #Kherson.
Homes, infrastructure and healthcare facilities across #Kherson were destroyed and pharmacies looted. A majority of patients we see are older persons who for a long time didn’t have access to the medicines they needed for conditions such as diabetes or hypertension
Ivan Khokhlov, ER doctor, works in #MSF mobile clinics:
“Several people who approached us had operated wounds. They were constantly in pain. They just needed pain killers, which they did not have access to.”
“Several people who approached us had operated wounds. They were constantly in pain. They just needed pain killers, which they did not have access to.”
In #Snihurivka, #Mykolaiv region, a small group of nurses and doctors stayed behind during 9 months of Russian military control. They struggled to provide care to the residents without electricity and enough medical supplies.
Most retaken villages our teams visit in #Kherson lack electricity or running water. Healthcare staff are starting to return but need medicines and equipment. #MSF is donating medical supplies, but more support is required to protect people from the effects of a harsh winter
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