Rostyslav Ivanyk

“Those who could be taken out immediately were evacuated. Usually, the best time for evacuation was around 4–5 in the morning when the other side, let’s say, was changing shifts or had tired a bit overnight, and the intensity of the shelling decreased. But there were moments when it was impossible – we had to treat the guys on the spot. However, in most cases, evacuation was still possible. We evacuated the wounded to Lutuhyne – our group was stationed there. They had slightly better facilities, and from there, the guys could then be evacuated to Shchastia. At first, there even was a helicopter flying in. That was in the first week or two. Then, in the second half of August, the helicopter could no longer keep coming.”