Leonardo Benassatto & Alessandra Prentice

ZAPORIZHZHIA in Ukraine (Reuters) – Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the doctors working at a Zaporizhzhia Military Hospital have been on the job for several days as patients are rushed to the hospital from frontline locations.

A man was taken to the hospital for treatment. Nurses in another area lifted him from the operating table.

According to U.N. human rights agency, thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have been injured in the conflict since Feb. 24. According to Ukraine, the unaccessibility of fighting areas means the death toll could rise.

Favad Al-Shakh 26, a traumatologist, said that the Zaporizhzhia medical center was still able to deal with the increasing number of patients who require emergency care.

With quiet confidence, he stated, “I would like to work here as a physician.” “And once all this is over, I don’t want to go any other place.”

The fighting in Ukraine has caused at least 400 hospitals to be damaged or destroyed, making it difficult for them to continue their work.

An ambulance equipped with special equipment has been set up to transport trauma victims and anyone who is in urgent need of medical attention from the eastern frontlines to safer areas in west Ukraine.

On Tuesday, a line of ambulances stood at Dnipro’s main station. Paramedics were ready to help stretcher injured people aboard the train that is operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders.

A man who had metal pins protruding from his leg groaned when his gurney struck a bump while he was being rushed onto the train. Some elderly patients were also covered in bandages or mit sprays of blood across their face.

Axelle Ronsse (MSF medical coordinator) stated that the service was intended to alleviate the strain on existing hospitals and make it possible to provide urgent care for patients. Before the train left on its 20-hour trip to Lviv, the MSF medical coordinator Axelle Rouse explained.

They do stabilisation and the first care. Then they take them to the west for treatment. As such, they can take more patients the next day. “In fact, we can actually see that the number of patients has increased over these past few days,” she stated.

Russia claims that it did not target civilians in its so-called “special military operation.”

She stated that 500 patients were evacuated via train so far. The train also transported elderly people and orphans from East Asia.

The Ukrainian health system is not receiving any relief at this time. A U.S. intelligence chief said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to be prepping for a long conflict.

Although Ukraine doesn’t provide any regular estimates of casualties for its armed force, President Volodymyr Zilenskiy stated that around 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been injured in the middle-April.