Ukrainian ‘Hospital on Wheels’ completes 100th mission

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Since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, the medical trains launched by Ukrainian Railways and Doctors Without Borders have evacuated 3,000 wounded civilians in Ukraine. This Monday marked the 100th flight of the medical trains, which has been instrumental in saving lives amidst the war. 

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Ukrainian ‘Hospital on Wheels’ completes 100th mission

Medical train Ukraine
Source: doctors without borders on twitter MSF Ukraine

Since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, the medical trains launched by Ukrainian Railways and Doctors Without Borders have evacuated 3,000 wounded civilians in Ukraine. This Monday marked the 100th flight of the medical trains, which has been instrumental in saving lives amidst the war. 

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