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Scientists from the Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine have created “Hydrobynt” (hydro-bandage) medicine, which helps heal burns from phosphorus shells. The drug is based on silver nanoparticles that stimulate healing of wounds, burns and ulcers. “Hydrobynt” was developed by scientists in two forms: as a bandage and as a spray for disinfection.

Scientists have already sent a batch of the drug to field hospitals and received positive feedback from doctors. According to doctors, the pain in patients decreases immediately after the application of “Hydrobynt”, and the wounds get cleaned.

Now scientists offer to provide their technology to manufacturers so it could be mass produced.

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Engineers of GlobalLogic, an IT company, developed modern blood collection equipment. The device analyzes the donor’s condition, determines the appropriate amount of blood and the blood collection rate, and prevents it from clotting in the container. This equipment is extremely important during the war in Ukraine because it saves time for medics, allowing them to handle more donors. Over 70% of the USA and European medical market use the blood collection equipment developed by Ukrainian engineers.

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Surgeons of Lviv’s St. Nicholas Children’s Hospital rescued 13-year-old Sviatoslav from Lysychansk. A 4-cm long shell fragment passed through his neck and chest to get stuck in the boy’s lungs. According to surgeons, this wound is mortal. They considered it a miracle that Sviatoslav had not died on the spot. The surgery was very complicated – because an entire lung was affected – but successful.

According to Sviatoslav’s mother, Olena Rychkova, the boy was wounded in May near his home in Lysychansk.

Their family had also been affected by the russian invasion earlier. Sviatoslav’s older brother, who had lived with his family in Boiarka in Kyiv Oblast, vanished in March when russians attacked the region. The family has not heard from or about him so far.

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The National Rehabilitation Center will help 50,000 Ukrainians every year. First, the Center will focus on the people who suffered physically and mentally as a result of russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. Rehabilitation services will also be available to patients who need it due to other injuries and illnesses.

T​he Center will also focus on surgery, including reconstructive surgery, as well as orthopedics and robotic prosthetics. Not only will the Center install prosthetics for Ukrainians affected by the war, but also produce them there. 3D printing of bone implants is also in the planning.

The project of the National Rehabilitation Center will be presented by Ukraine’s Minister of Health Viktor Liashko. This presentation will take place as a part of “NEZLAMNI” (the unbreakable) donor forum, which will take place on June 10 in Lviv. The forum’s venue will be disclosed after passing the mandatory accreditation.

Accreditation is available until 4 PM on June 9, 2022 via the link: https://forms.gle/SowfrvEw7Mo7uaxL7

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The State Military Veterinary Hospital opened its doors in Khmelnytskyi Oblast after russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine. It treats service dogs and dogs owned by IDPs affected by missile and artillery attacks. Specialists of the hospital have already helped hundreds of animals after the onset of the war. The military veterinarians work not only in their region but also go on missions to cities and villages of Kyiv Oblast liberated from russian invaders.

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Sociotherapy Kyiv City Crisis Center will begin operating in Kyiv on June 8. It will offer special anti-stress therapy pro bono to the Ukrainians affected by crisis events during the war. The Center’s doors are open to everyone. Its personnel will help with symptoms of an acute stress reaction, anxiety, or depressive disorder. They will organize group meetings and face-to-face sessions with psychologists and teach special self-help techniques in the case of stress. The Center offers a 4-week crisis therapy program.

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Oleh Skavysh, also known as Tiahnyzub (Mr. Tug-Tooth) in Ukraine, has been treating internally displaced children in Ukraine’s west since the start of the russian invasion. Oleh works as a pediatrician for Western Ukrainian Specialized Medical Center for Children and, together with his mobile crew, makes house calls to shelters for people who had to flee their homes due to the war. He claims his little patients are not afraid of a huge tattooed strongman.

By way of background information: Oleh “Tiahnyzub” Skavysh is known for lifting and tugging various heavy objects with his teeth. In 2018, his achievements made it to the Guinness World Records. He pulled a 614-tonne cargo vessel for over 16 meters.

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Leading plastic surgeons offer free surgeries to people who got scarred due to the war in Ukraine. The surgeons call their campaign #NoScar

People injured because of fighting and requiring reconstructive surgery are invited to contact plastic surgeons participating in the campaign. They only have to send their photograph and a description of their injury.

These are the Facebook pages of surgeons who have already joined the campaign:
https://www.facebook.com/denys.yurchenko.7
https://www.facebook.com/dr.vrublivskyi/

By way of background information: According to the UN data, 4,654 Ukrainian civilians were injured because of russia’s all-out invasion as of May 24.

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More than 1,000 people wounded in active fighting areas are treated in Lviv’s medical institutions. Trains with wounded people arrive in Lviv almost every day. They bring in people with mine-blast injuries who have no arms or legs; they often do not have relatives. City authorities send the wounded people for medical treatment abroad in cooperation with foreign clinics. Also, the city council launches a large-scale Nezlamni (The Unbroken) project aiming to build a National Rehabilitation Center. This work has been going on for over a month now. The goal is to build a center that will be the first of its kind in the world. It will provide prosthetics, rehabilitation, socialization, and psychological support thousands of Ukrainians need now.

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Associated Press published video footage from the bodycam that belongs to Taira, a volunteer taken into captivity. Yuliia Paievska, who went by call sign Taira, is a Ukrainian paramedic, volunteer, founder, and leader of Taira’s Angels, a medevac volunteer unit. 

 Yuliia was captured by russian invaders in Mariupol after handing over the footage to journalists. Videos show scenes of her saving the wounded and consequences of the shelling of Mariupol by the enemy. There is also footage of russian POWs.

Yuliia was taken into captivity in mid-March. russian propaganda outlets portray her as a “member of Azov battalion.”

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