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🧵This is Ilia, former mineworker and now a combat medic at the 25th Air Assault Brigade🇺🇦.
His bravery and skills saved a civilian man in the East.
His story is a reminder: support for 🇺🇦combat medics is also helping save civilian Ukrainians who persevere near the frontlines.
His bravery and skills saved a civilian man in the East.
His story is a reminder: support for 🇺🇦combat medics is also helping save civilian Ukrainians who persevere near the frontlines.
2/ While buying food at a village, Ilia and his brother-in-arms heard a call for help from a local.
It turns out that a man was injured by a russian PFM1 "Lepestok" anti-infantry mine.
A lot of these mines were scattered along the beautiful Oskil river that locals frequented.
It turns out that a man was injured by a russian PFM1 "Lepestok" anti-infantry mine.
A lot of these mines were scattered along the beautiful Oskil river that locals frequented.
3/ Ilia saw the casualty behind dangerously tall grass. He swept the ground with his helmet to prevent stepping on another mine.
When he got to the casualty, Ilia saw that the old man had his foot ripped open by the mine's explosion -- and he was still bleeding from the wound.
When he got to the casualty, Ilia saw that the old man had his foot ripped open by the mine's explosion -- and he was still bleeding from the wound.
4/ Ilia immediately applied a tourniquet from his enhanced medic's pack.
He then packed the wound with gauze and applied an emergency bandage.
The casualty was ready to be evacuated from the mine-littered place. But how?
He then packed the wound with gauze and applied an emergency bandage.
The casualty was ready to be evacuated from the mine-littered place. But how?
5/ Ilia and brother-in-arms put the casualty on the inflatable car tire that the old man had used to float on the Oskil.
They dragged him along the river, walking chest-deep into the water.
When they brought him to a local bridge, a civilian emergency vehicle picked him up. End.
They dragged him along the river, walking chest-deep into the water.
When they brought him to a local bridge, a civilian emergency vehicle picked him up. End.
Our team regularly supports medics from the 25th Brigade🇺🇦 and from other highly-reputable Ukrainian brigades with top-quality tactical medical gear — which is now in acute demand 👇
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