There is no task too tough for the PAL-UA team when it comes to evacuating elderly and helpless residents of Kherson.
On December 27, in just three days, the people of Ukraine will see the terrible year 2022 pass. A year that has forever changed the lives of millions of Ukrainians old and young. For the tenth month, the Russian occupiers have been ruthlessly destroying civilian infrastructure, killing children, women and the elderly - this is what the "russian world" looks like.
Mykola was born back in 1928, and this is the second war in his memory. In 1941, when Nazi Germany started fighting on the territory of the former Soviet Union, little Mykola was only twelve years old. Earlier Mykola celebrated his 94th birthday and hoped to make it to 95. Unfortunately, at this age, the chances of survival in the frontline zone are not great. It is difficult to survive for the young and healthy, not to mention the helpless elderly.
Morning in Kherson. Today Maksym is coordinating another evacuation, nothing unusual. However, the age of the person and the distance of the route imply certain difficulties. The Kherson - Dnipro highway is not a safe place today. The distance of the route is more than 300 km. The journey is more complicated because it is necessary to drive between Zaporizhzhia, where active combat operations are taking place, and Kryvyi Rih, which is under constant rocket attacks by the russian terrorists.
Oleh has been driving the evacuation vehicle for months. His professional skills and strong nerves have always helped him in the most difficult situations when transporting patients from the frontline Kherson. Even when the neighboring streets were filled with gun fire, and the nearby neighborhoods were blown up by explosions, the man did his job with confidence and concentration. The work on which people's lives depended, people who had almost lost hope for their future.
The car of the PAL-UA evacuation team pulled up to the house where Mykola lived. The evacuation had to be done quickly, as there was a long way to go and the old man suffered from angina. In peacetime, such a diagnosis requires avoiding any stress, but now there is a war on. An angina attack provoked in any way can develop into a heart attack and transporting a patient with a heart attack over 300 km is a problem that has no solution.
Having stopped the car at the entrance, Oleh quickly went to the apartment and escorted the sick man to the cabin. Having comfortably placed Mykola in the ambulance, the driver jumped into the cab and set off along the route laid out by the navigator. A dangerous and long journey was ahead. Looking back at the passenger, Oleh saw a glimpse of hope and gratitude for the rescue in the man's eyes.
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