General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, says the pilot project of the First Separate Medical Battalion, created for the systematic evacuation and rescue of the wounded on the front line, is actively developing and already demonstrating strong results. 

The key mission of the battalion is to save as many lives of Ukrainian soldiers, especially infantry, as possible within its area of responsibility.

The battalion combines several critical functions:

• medical evacuation, including the use of ground-based unmanned systems,
• emergency care — stabilization points and forward surgical teams,
• combat training and instruction, directly in the zone of active hostilities.

The personnel mainly consist of professional volunteer doctors who have passed a rigorous selection process and are now completing a mandatory combat training course.

A distinguishing feature of the unit is the creation of a dedicated drone systems company, which enables the evacuation of the wounded from dangerous frontline areas using remotely operated platforms.

“We are doing everything necessary to ensure our military medics are equipped and supplied for effective work in the most challenging conditions,” the commander-in-chief emphasizes.

The battalion is currently undergoing coordination training and preparing for deployment to a designated sector of the front.

Earlier, we reported on this invisible unit, on which the accuracy of Ukrainian artillery strikes depends. A unique meteorological platoon from the 148th Separate Artillery Zhytomyr Brigade of the Air Assault Forces helps air assault troops to launch HIMARS attacks.