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Sumy, Ukraine: “It’s hard when you see the lifeless bodies of children”

Posted on 19 November 2024 (19 November 2024) by manpreet

On the evening of Nov. 17, a densely populated area in Sumy city, northeastern Ukraine was bombed. The explosion struck a courtyard surrounded by residential buildings, damaging 13 structures and dozens of apartments. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency ambulance teams provided medical assistance to injured residents. According to preliminary information from local authorities, […]

Ukraine: MSF ambulances – In transit for survival

Posted on 4 September 2024 (4 September 2024) by abubaker

“It’s insufferable. Everything hurts. It’s hard to breathe; it burns everywhere.” A 45-year-old man whispers these words, barely moving his lips, as he waits for medical evacuation from a frontline hospital in the Donetsk region. He was severely injured in shelling, suffering from burns to 90 per cent of his body, including his internal organs. […]

Ukraine: 30 per cent increase in ambulance referrals shows ongoing devastation of war

Posted on 3 September 2024 (3 September 2024) by abubaker

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ambulances in Ukraine have transported more than 8,000 patients from hospitals near the frontline between January and July 2024, more than half with burn, blast and other injuries directly caused by the fighting. This represents a 30 per cent increase from the previous six months and shows the alarming […]

Ukraine: “After seeing the psychologist, I felt like a new person”

Posted on 13 June 2024 (19 June 2024) by abubaker

Natalia Kyshnir, 56, survived the siege of Mariupol but was forced to make the terrible choice of staying to look after her mother or leaving for safety with her son. She escaped to Vinnytsia but was left traumatised by her experiences. After receiving psychological support from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams, she says […]

Ukraine: “Not being able to talk about trauma is itself a symptom of PTSD”

Posted on 11 June 2024 (17 June 2024) by abubaker

Anastasia Nedieva has been working with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) since 2015 as a social worker in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, running mobile clinics in villages without doctors or pharmacies. In 2019, Anastasia moved to the city of Mariupol with her daughter and husband, but they were forced to flee their home after […]

MSF condemns missile attack that destroyed its office in Donetsk region

Posted on 5 April 2024 (5 April 2024) by

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) strongly condemns the missile attack on its office in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on April 5, at approximately 3:15 a.m. The building was destroyed completely and five people were injured, including MSF’s security staff. As a result, MSF has suspended its medical humanitarian activities in the Donetsk region temporarily, […]

Ukraine: How MSF helps amputee patients regain the joy of life

Posted on 11 January 2024 (11 January 2024) by

At a hospital in Vinnytsia, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is running a project to rehabilitate patients injured by the war. Most of the patients have amputations and are unable to move far without additional assistance. Many of them stay in the hospital for months as they recover and undertake rehabilitation. When they are […]

A journey of resilience: Caring for patients inside a medical train

Posted on 28 November 2023 (28 November 2023) by

Dr. Nataliia Pyvovar works on the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical train in Ukraine. The train evacuates patients from frontline areas to facilities in safer regions of the country. Another journey begins today. Nataliia feels confident and resilient because there was no shelling at night, so she managed to sleep. This is necessary […]

Safeguarding the mind: protecting mental well-being amidst the war in Ukraine.

Posted on 8 August 2023 (29 August 2023) by

The war in Ukraine has created a huge need for psychological support ranging from psychological first aid to comprehensive psychological care. People have experienced fear, trauma and isolation and are showing symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress. MSF psychologists are responding to mental health needs of patients with psychological first aid, mental health counseling and […]

Ukraine: Positive stories in the middle of a war

Posted on 26 May 2023 (26 May 2023) by

By Ivan M. García, MSF Spain Head of Media “Hey, try to bring back some positive stories, too!” is a mantra offered by colleagues each time one of us in the MSF communications team goes out to projects. It’s also a classic from journalists from time to time, specially at Christmas and in summer, when […]