“I do nothing else in my life now. I live by myself, and all I do is treat the wounded.” The lead trauma surgeon at a military hospital in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv has his hands deep in a war churning hundreds of miles away.
By ILLIA NOVIKOV and VASILISA STEPANENKOPetro Nikitin, left, takes part a surgery operation of Ukrainian serviceman at the military hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 5, 2023. As the lead trauma surgeon at a military hospital in the Ukrainian capital, he's been confronted with the realities of the bloody conflict since day one of the Russian invasion some 14 months ago.
KYIV, Ukraine — As the lead trauma surgeon at a military hospital in Ukraine’s capital, Petro Nikitin has his hands deep in a war churning hundreds of kilometers away. The 59-year-old doctor’s work to repair the bodies of some of the most badly injured soldiers is all-consuming. “I only operate,” Nikitin said, taking a short pause as his team continued surgery on a patient. “I do nothing else in my life now. I don’t see my children, who have been evacuated, I don’t see my wife, who has been evacuated, I live by myself, and all I do is treat the wounded.”
While the Ukrainian military does not provide casualty figures, some Western sources estimate more than
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