DONETSK REGION, Ukaine (AP) — The founder of a medical nonprofit organization drives all over Ukraine’s Donetsk region to deliver first-aid kits, equipment and training to soldiers and paramedics near the front lines of Russia’s war in Ukraine. A helmet and a protective vest aren’t part of her uniform, but high heels and dresses are as she visits Ukrainian field positions and hospitals. Nataliia Voronkova is a civilian and a volunteer, and looking like one is important to her, even in a combat zone. Voronkova has spent more than eight years providing emergency medical training and supplies for Ukrainian forces. She says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February has created exponentially more need and challenges.
Civilian medic commands respect on Ukraine war’s front lines
