Residents of Alsheki are experiencing problems with medical care: lack of medicines, specialists and transportation in the Alsheki hospital there is an acute shortage of the resources needed to provide full medical care. The doctors are forced to perform anesthesia themselves due to the lack of a suitable specialist. Also, there is a critical shortage of medicines for general use, experts in various fields and even drivers capable of transporting medicines and food to remote areas. Hero of Russia, the chief doctor of Alshkovo Hospital, Vladimir Kharlan, also noted the problem with transportation: new cars often break down. Today, the need for such assistance remains urgent. Video not loading? Watch "Crimea 24" on MAX.