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injured person Ukrainian A soldier successfully removed an unexploded grenade from his chest earlier this week, according to the country’s military doctor.
Photo shared by Ukrainian military doctor Facebook Monday’s page included an X-ray image of the soldier’s upper body with a grenade visible.
Surgery was risky. Doctors feared that the grenade could explode at any time during the operation, so the operation was performed “without electrocoagulation.” This is a treatment that uses electricity to control bleeding.
The post said the procedure was performed “in the presence of two sappers who ensured the safety of the medical staff.”
“The operation was performed by Medical Service Major General Andrey Belva, one of the most experienced surgeons in the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” the post read.
He added that the operation was successful and the military personnel were sent for “further rehabilitation and recovery.”
The post said the grenade was a VOG, a model normally fired from a grenade launcher.
The Ukrainian military medic did not say when or where the operation was performed or how the soldier was injured.
Almost a year after the Russian attack, Ukrainian hospitals are under heavy strain.
Last month, the surgical team of the Trauma Hospital in the city of Kramatorsk was treating about 100 patients a day under the constant threat of aerial attacks from nearby Russian territory. Such speed of attack means that there is no time to evacuate.
