The scale of the war in Ukraine is staggering. For context, while the British Army is just 73,000 strong. According to US officials, Ukraine’s armed forces have already suffered more than 70,000 dead and 120,000 injured.

So, what problems do Ukrainian medics face on the frontline? How are they tackling them? And what lessons should Western medics learn from the war in Ukraine?

To find out, we spoke to two volunteer medics from the Ukrainian Hospitallers Medical Battalion, Brandon Mitchell and Iryna Knyzhnyk. They shared their experiences on the frontlines of the War in Ukraine.

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Russian footage by Mil.ru CC BYSA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Ukrainian footage by armyinform.com.ua CC BYSA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Destructions in Selydove after missile attack by National Police of Ukraine CC BYSA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
PMN4 antipersonnel landmines in Sumy Oblast by National Police of Ukraine CC BYSA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

War map based on ISW Interactive: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/...

Key sources:
https://www.economist.com/internation...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/21/europe...
https://rubryka.com/en/article/yakob...