Injured Doctor Survived Three Days In Freezing Cold On East Ukraine Frontline

Vadym initially received shrapnel wounds from tank shells near Debaltseve. Along with others who were injured, he was evacuated from the battlefield. On their way to the hospital the column carrying the injured drove into a trap and was completely destroyed by mines. He spent three days in the freezing cold, lying back to back with his commander to keep warm. However, in the end, Vadym was the only one to survive out of the column. He was discovered by an intelligence officer from the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic and luckily handed over to the Ukrainian military.

// Ihor Petrovskyi and Oleksandr Chyzh