British medic loses arm and leg in strike in Ukraine | EUROtoday
A British medic volunteering in Ukraine misplaced his arm and leg after a suspected Russian drone assault on his van, in keeping with experiences.
Eddy, whose surname has not been reported, was evacuating individuals from the front-line city of Pokrovsk when his automobile got here beneath assault whereas he was on the wheel.
The 28-year-old stated he might “remember everything” concerning the strike on 30 January, together with three vibrant flashes across the van and realising his leg had been “shredded”, the BBC reported.
“I tried to put it in gear, my left leg wasn’t responding. I tried turning the wheel and I could feel my shoulder turning but I couldn’t see my arm turning on the wheel. At that point I realised it was really bad,” he said.
Eddy, who is originally from Dorset, had been in Ukraine for two and a half years, having previously worked as a sailor on superyachts.

He originally planned to deploy with others from overseas who have supported Ukraine’s defence against the full-scale invasion launched by Russia in February 2022.
However, once the brutality of the war became clear, Eddy reconsidered his options and in October 2022 he drove to Ukraine and joined volunteer efforts to support Kyiv as a combat medic.
Despite his injuries, he said was feeling “positive” and had no regrets due to having a family and goddaughter in Ukraine.
“I’m constructive to be sincere. I’ve received an incredible assist community round me. It’s my left arm, my left leg – I’m right-handed.”

Asked whether he has any regrets, Eddy replied: “Nothing. I’ve received household right here, I’ve received a goddaughter. I’ve a life right here and if which means it prices me an arm and a leg to have that life, it’s what it’s.”
Pokrovsk has seen fierce preventing during the last 12 months, with round 100,000 individuals fleeing the world within the face of continued Russian bombardment.
The mining city is round 60km (37 miles) north-west of the regional capital Donetsk, which Moscow sees as key to taking all the Donbas area.
On Monday, it emerged 18-year-old British volunteer James Wilton was killed by a Russian drone simply minutes into his first mission inside Ukraine.
Mr Wilton, from Huddersfield, travelled to Ukraine aged 17 and with no prior navy expertise, the place he was reportedly given a crash coaching course by Ukrainian instructors.
But his first mission on Ukraine’s jap entrance on 23 July 2024 was additionally to be his final, after James and a fellow soldier discovered themselves being hunted by a number of Russian drones in an open subject with no cowl to run for.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/british-medic-injured-ukraine-pokrovsk-b2691741.html