Matthew Ives from Peterborough is currently overseas in Ukraine volunteering as a trauma nurse. Ives got his nursing degree from Nashua Community College. This is now his second time volunteering in Ukraine. While he is treating injured Ukrainian soldiers, he is also teaching them how to deal with shrapnel, gunshot wounds, burns, and chemical agents. Sometimes he will treat civilians in the area. “There’d be a bunch of civilian casualties. They had nowhere else to go. They would just bring all the civilian casualties to us in their personal cars, or the local police would drop them off, and we’d take care of the civilian casualties,” he explained. “It’s very much whoever shows up and needs the help. We just help out.” Ives is volunteering in what’s considered the “Gray Zone,” which is a war-torn area. Ives was inspired by the Ukrainian spirit to go overseas to do his part to help. He said that morale is still intact. “People are obviously tired. They want this to be over, but again they’re not going to stop because they want it to be over. It’s now what do we need to do to end this?” Ives said. Right now he is volunteering for Frontline Medics.

MANCHESTER, N.H. —

Matthew Ives from Peterborough is currently overseas in Ukraine volunteering as a trauma nurse.

Ives got his nursing degree from Nashua Community College. This is now his second time volunteering in Ukraine.

While he is treating injured Ukrainian soldiers, he is also teaching them how to deal with shrapnel, gunshot wounds, burns, and chemical agents.

Sometimes he will treat civilians in the area.

“There’d be a bunch of civilian casualties. They had nowhere else to go. They would just bring all the civilian casualties to us in their personal cars, or the local police would drop them off, and we’d take care of the civilian casualties,” he explained. “It’s very much whoever shows up and needs the help. We just help out.”

Ives is volunteering in what’s considered the “Gray Zone,” which is a war-torn area.

Ives was inspired by the Ukrainian spirit to go overseas to do his part to help. He said that morale is still intact.

“People are obviously tired. They want this to be over, but again they’re not going to stop because they want it to be over. It’s now what do we need to do to end this?” Ives said.

Right now he is volunteering for Frontline Medics.