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Since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression, more than 1,000 seriously injured or sick Ukrainians have received medical treatment in Germany. Next to 692 soldiers it is about Civiliansincluding Kinder, as the Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Federal Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday. In the entire European Union have taken place so far 3137 shots.

The care of those affected is a requirement of humanity, said Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) on Tuesday at Cologne/Bonn Airport at an event to mark the thousandth transfer of a patient. Many soldiers, but also civilians, suffered terrible injuries as a result of Putin’s murderous war, said Faeser. “Seeing the seriously injured children after the Russian missile attacks breaks all of our hearts.”

Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) said that more than 1,000 patients from Ukraine had already been treated in German hospitals, giving an idea of ​​“the immeasurable suffering caused by Putin’s cruel war of aggression.” The Russian president is pursuing the perfidious strategy of bombing hospitals and health infrastructure. “Germany is proud to have provided excellent care for so many seriously injured Ukrainian soldiers,” said Lauterbach. “This is recognized in Ukraine and will continue.”