MSF doctors, Ukrainian physicians treated wounded after attack on DTEK bus in Dnipropetrovsk region
Doctors from the international organization Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders, MSF), together with Ukrainian physicians, treated the wounded following an attack on a bus belonging to energy holding DTEK in Dnipropetrovsk region.
MSF told Interfax-Ukraine that after receiving reports of the attack on the bus, Doctors Without Borders teams immediately deployed to support a hospital in Dnipropetrovsk region that was receiving the injured.
Sixteen critically wounded patients with blast injuries were brought to the hospital. Many of them had amputations of arms and legs, fractures, and critical injuries to the head, chest, and abdomen.
"Our team worked together with state doctors. All operating rooms were in use. We worked until 10 p.m.; all patients were stabilized and survived," said MSF anesthesiologist Maria Khvalbota.
According to MSF, one critically wounded patient was evacuated to Dnipro by a Doctors Without Borders ambulance, with vital medical care provided during transport. The patient was on mechanical ventilation.
"Doctors in Dnipropetrovsk region face a constant influx of patients wounded as a result of hostilities, while at the same time dealing with staff shortages. MSF supports hospitals near the front line to help save lives when every minute counts," the organization said.
As reported, as a result of a drone attack in the city of Ternivka (Dnipropetrovsk region) on Sunday afternoon, coal mine workers who were returning home after a work shift were killed and wounded. According to local authorities, 12 civilians were killed and another 16 were injured.
The miners were traveling by bus along a regular route from the Pavlohrad mine through Ternivka, approximately 65 km from the front line, when several Russian drones attacked the road near the vehicle over the course of several minutes. Explosions shattered the bus windows and sprayed it with shrapnel, killing and injuring passengers.
The victims also included other civilians traveling nearby in cars, as well as people who rushed to provide assistance to the wounded after the first explosion.
The attack by the aggressor on the bus was confirmed by the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) after visiting the scene and interviewing witnesses.