They have different names and nicknames, but the fighters address each of them simply - "Doc" and see hope in each of them.

Sava, Yaroslav, Andrii - the medical evacuation crew of the Border Brigade of the Steel Border Offensive Guard. Each of them came to save their brothers at the front line following the call of their hearts.

"Helping people, reducing their suffering, helping boys is the main reason why I'm here," says the health instructor of the 15th Sava mobile border detachment. By education, he is a systems analyst, in civilian life - the owner of a private company for the design and production of board games, and the owner of an establishment where visitors could play these games. Sava also engaged in active sports. In order to be in the medical evacuation team now, the man took many courses, including abroad.

He notes that the medical staff, doctors, nurses who save our brave soldiers are cool people. "The most disappointing are senseless deaths when you don't have time to help," says the health instructor.

He also adds that anyone who wants to can join their team. Even if you don't have a medical education, you can get a position as a paramedic or medical instructor, because every hand is important in war. And under fire, the combat medic is one of the most valuable in the unit. This is the same fighter, but with a shoulder bag with a medical tab and the necessary knowledge and skills, so he is usually especially protected and respected. Because it is these people who usually take the wounded from the battlefield and deliver them to colleagues from the medevac, mostly on foot, sometimes on ATVs, armored vehicles, SUVs...

Staff paramedic Yaroslav, who together with Sava rescues wounded soldiers, previously worked in one of the oncology hospitals in Vinnytsia, had his own massage parlor and occasionally sang at weddings. He also joined the team of border guards on his own accord: “I learned that the border guards lack medical specialists and just came. Now I understand that I am really in my place."

Yaroslav calls on medical workers not to be afraid and to come to them. "Yes, this work is dangerous, exhausting and sometimes very difficult, but the greatest satisfaction is a life saved. It encourages, and then you don't want to rest," he notes and adds that even people who do not have a medical education - health instructors, paramedics, drivers, help them win those "golden seconds" and give hope to the injured.

Andriy, nicknamed "Voron" - a paramedic of the same evacuation team of the "Steel Border" brigade, talking about the tasks they perform, notes that his education and previous work at the "ambulance" helps him. But it's a different, more difficult experience, and it's just as inspiring that they're saving so many people.

Watch the video about the evacuation of the seriously wounded from the battlefield, the challenges they face, the lack of medical personnel, and more.