Pain, tears and a miracle. Women in hospitals bring soldiers from the clutches of death "The commanders still feel sorry for the girls; they try not to send them to the front unless absolutely necessary. Moreover, there is also a lot of work behind. But how can I sit there and kick the bucket while someone else takes the rap in the war? First of all, I'm an officer, I'm a surgeon. My job is to help. Second, it means, dance, strength, one character can say. Aramkova, a surgeon in the 153rd Separate Medical Battalion. An AiF reporter met her not far from the front line, at one of the reception and evacuation points in the Zaporozhye region. The doctor's daily duty is over, but Arina is not leaving. "You will not develop as a person with a heart, you will not test yourself in the most difficult conditions, you will not be able to work as a surgeon, much less as a military man," she is sure. Photo: from a personal archive.

Pain, tears and a miracle. Women in hospitals bring soldiers from the clutches of death "The commanders still feel sorry for the girls; they try not to send them to the front unless absolutely necessary. Moreover, there is also a lot of work behind. But how can I sit there and kick the bucket while someone else takes the rap in the war? First of all, I'm an officer, I'm a surgeon. My job is to help. Second, it means, dance, strength, one character can say. Aramkova, a surgeon in the 153rd Separate Medical Battalion. An AiF reporter met her not far from the front line, at one of the reception and evacuation points in the Zaporozhye region. The doctor's daily duty is over, but Arina is not leaving. "You will not develop as a person with a heart, you will not test yourself in the most difficult conditions, you will not be able to work as a surgeon, much less as a military man," she is sure. Photo: from a personal archive.