‘I feel dead inside’, says the surgeon in Kharkiv, but tears are running down his face

After checking that all windows are properly covered, he turns on the light. I watch the eyes of the 25-year-old surgeon in training blink against the bright generator-generated hospital light. “What day is it today?” he asks. His name is Ivan Parkhomenko. He has only just started his specialization in the Charkiv Regional Hospital. ‘I see and do things that I’m not really ready for yet.’

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