>His story is a reminder: support for 🇺🇦combat medics is also helping save civilian Ukrainians who persevere near the frontlines.
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>While buying food at a village, Ilia and his brother-in-arms heard a call for help from a local.
It turns out that a man was injured by a russian PFM1 “Lepestok” anti-infantry mine.
A lot of these mines were scattered along the beautiful Oskil river that locals frequented.
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>Ilia saw the casualty behind dangerously tall grass. He swept the ground with his helmet to prevent stepping on another mine.
When he got to the casualty, Ilia saw that the old man had his foot ripped open by the mine’s explosion — and he was still bleeding from the wound.
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>Ilia immediately applied a tourniquet from his enhanced medic’s pack.
He then packed the wound with gauze and applied an emergency bandage.
The casualty was ready to be evacuated from the mine-littered place. But how?
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>Ilia and brother-in-arms put the casualty on the inflatable car tire that the old man had used to float on the Oskil.
They dragged him along the river, walking chest-deep into the water.
When they brought him to a local bridge, a civilian emergency vehicle picked him up. End.
Regardless of what professions they’ve had, when the times get tough you gotta do what you gotta do and it’s amazing how one can adapt and excel in their roles as needed. Slava Ukraine
glory to heroes!
just out of curiousity, not sure about military elsewhere, but when i was active, we had this unspoken thing where we always gave way to medics first. they get the most rest, access to rations, the best bunk etc. no one set the rule, no one said anything about it. but the medics were always respected and prioritized. they also had to carry alot more (stretcher, med packs) and always had to go for these refamiliarization classes where they had to stab themselves numerous times for practice.
Rank was rarely pulled and officers and sargs spoke to them at the same level even if they were just a lance corp.
how is it in other military formations?
For some reason I thought combat medics were unarmed.
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>His story is a reminder: support for 🇺🇦combat medics is also helping save civilian Ukrainians who persevere near the frontlines.
>
>While buying food at a village, Ilia and his brother-in-arms heard a call for help from a local.
It turns out that a man was injured by a russian PFM1 “Lepestok” anti-infantry mine.
A lot of these mines were scattered along the beautiful Oskil river that locals frequented.
>
>Ilia saw the casualty behind dangerously tall grass. He swept the ground with his helmet to prevent stepping on another mine.
When he got to the casualty, Ilia saw that the old man had his foot ripped open by the mine’s explosion — and he was still bleeding from the wound.
>
>Ilia immediately applied a tourniquet from his enhanced medic’s pack.
He then packed the wound with gauze and applied an emergency bandage.
The casualty was ready to be evacuated from the mine-littered place. But how?
>
>Ilia and brother-in-arms put the casualty on the inflatable car tire that the old man had used to float on the Oskil.
They dragged him along the river, walking chest-deep into the water.
When they brought him to a local bridge, a civilian emergency vehicle picked him up. End.
source: https://twitter.com/vorobyov/status/1682434795400208410
Regardless of what professions they’ve had, when the times get tough you gotta do what you gotta do and it’s amazing how one can adapt and excel in their roles as needed. Slava Ukraine
glory to heroes!
just out of curiousity, not sure about military elsewhere, but when i was active, we had this unspoken thing where we always gave way to medics first. they get the most rest, access to rations, the best bunk etc. no one set the rule, no one said anything about it. but the medics were always respected and prioritized. they also had to carry alot more (stretcher, med packs) and always had to go for these refamiliarization classes where they had to stab themselves numerous times for practice.
Rank was rarely pulled and officers and sargs spoke to them at the same level even if they were just a lance corp.
how is it in other military formations?
For some reason I thought combat medics were unarmed.
Looks He seen some shit, never be the same.