Kriza medicinske evakuacije na frontu

Tihe noći u polu-mračnim hodnicima feldšerskih punktova mogu se iznenada pretvoriti u haos: medicinski timovi trče ka nosilima, rade reanimaciju, ali često dolazi prekasno. Medicinska evakuacija i transport ranjenih sve su ugroženiji zbog FPV dronova.

“Because of drones ... that can reach far, the danger is there for the wounded themselves and now for the crews working to get them out,” said Daryna Boiko, the anesthesiologist from the “Ulf” medical service of the 108th Da Vinci Wolves Battalion.

FPV dronovi kao nova prijetnja

U ranim mjesecima invazije vozila za evakuaciju mogla su prići bliže prvoj liniji, ali sada FPV dronovi pretvaraju područja i do 20 kilometara od fronta u zone smrti. FPV dronovi su precizni, donose razorna gelera i povećavaju smrtnost jer komplikovanije čine medicinska evakuacija i transport ranjenih.

“Everything is getting harder — the work has to be more mobile, the way we operate changes and the level of safety changes,” he said. “Significantly. There’s nothing you can do. Everything burns from those FPVs — everything, even tanks.”

Samopomoć i hod do spasa

Zbog kill zone-a, treninzi naglašavaju samopomoć i samoevakuaciju. Ponekad ranjeni pješače kilometrima do stabilizacionih punktova. Medicinska evakuacija, transport i sigurnost ekipe sve su ugroženiji dok FPV dronovi mijenjaju pravila ratovanja na frontu u Donjecku.

“We try to safeguard both ourselves and the wounded, doing everything we can to hold our position as long as possible. If we have to move farther back, the evacuation route for the wounded becomes longer — and for those in critical condition, that can be fatal,” she said.