The Post shadowed a brigade of paramedics for a 24-hour shift in Kharkiv, the eastern Ukrainian city about 25 miles from the Russian border that has been heavily battered by airstrikes and artillery since the first day of the war.
An ambulance drives through Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, responding to reports of casualties at the site of Russian strikes on April 27. KHARKIV, Ukraine — When paramedics arrived at the scene of the latest Russian bombardment, there were two victims on the ground. One was facedown in the dirt, with a trail of his blood flowing into a puddle of water. He was already dead.The other was someone who Stepan Yaremko and Natalia Mykytenko could save, so they turned quickly to him.
“When you’re working, you only think about the person you’re treating,” Yaremko said. “Of course, if we come under direct shelling, we drive off to somewhere else. But if in the moment it seems more or less calm, we do what’s needed for the patient. And then we get out of there.” The station dog, Zhuzha, lay down in the middle of the room. She’s a rescue pup, and the medics say she can sense shelling, seeking out a place to hide from the loud blasts. Her collective masters don’t have that option.Yaremko’s day starts with a different tradition — a call from his wife. She, his two daughters and two granddaughters are now in western Ukraine, considered the safest part of the country because it’s farthest from the fighting in this eastern region.
“It was very tough at first,” Anastacia Boldyr said. “I couldn’t wrap my mind around the fact that in the 21st century, some crazy neighbor could just attack you. But now you just go out every time and think, ‘Who, if not you?’ Who will do this if we don’t?” Now even the most routine runs — to help an elderly person with a minor ailment or tend to a drunk person — have an added layer of danger to them. But there are fewer calls for ambulances, too, because people are often scared to leave their homes.“Being afraid is normal,” Kolesnyk said. “We’re afraid just like normal people, but we have to keep doing our job to save as many people as possible.”The paramedics are superstitious about anyone wishing them “good luck” before a run.
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