A mobile clinic brings vital care to Ukraine's liberated communities in the Kharkiv region
"A country cannot exist without its people. So we’re here, helping people so our country isn’t completely destroyed", says Anna Nikonenko, Co-Founder of Dignitas Ukraine
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"A country cannot exist without its people. So we’re here, helping people so our country isn’t completely destroyed", says Anna Nikonenko, Co-Founder of Dignitas Ukraine
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/18/a-mobile-clinic-brings-vital-care-to-ukraines-liberated-communities-in-the-kharkiv-region
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00:00Living close to the front line means more than surviving the constant threat of an attack.
00:07It's also a daily battle for basic needs, like medical care.
00:12In war-torn Ukraine, one organization named Dignitas Ukraine is stepping in where clinics no longer exist.
00:21Now, this is where residents live in, in the community of Biskvitne,
00:26once a Russian-occupied area of the Kharkiv region, come for care.
00:31The organization offers medical and psychological support to those, often the elderly or disabled,
00:38who, by choice or not, have remained.
00:41Co-founder Anna says one of the most important parts of their visit is showing locals they have not been forgotten.
00:49Something important, that someone is asking.
00:52It's like, you know, like support.
00:58It's very important for everyone to hear that you're in touch.
01:04We just support you.
01:06With limited access to transport and financial resources,
01:10Yevinya relies on the mobile clinic to visit her home and help take care of her severely disabled son.
01:17Yevinya came back after evacuating with her son from the Russian invasion of the area.
01:23But if another occupation came, the 77-year-old and mother of 13 said she would not leave,
01:30as it takes too much of a toll on her son.
01:33She will stay.
01:45She doesn't want to, like, make him suffer.
01:51Despite the dangers, which include drone attacks, mined roads and extreme weather conditions,
02:04the team works seven days a week, covering 27 communities in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions.
02:11Tatiana is one of the volunteer doctors, and she says she will work no matter the conditions.
02:17Daily bombings have destroyed homes, hospitals and vital infrastructure.
02:47Leaving residents in a critical humanitarian situation.
02:52But during our time with the volunteers, it was clear that resilience was their only way forward.