Meanwhile, a network of volunteer medical personnel that was set up in response to the initial Donbas conflict in 2014 is prepared to mobilize in the event of an invasion. The Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital (PFVMH) is a nongovernmental project coordinating civil health professionals in the provision of medical assistance in the conflict zone. Since 2014, the volunteer medics, who come from 172 locations around Ukraine, have treated more than 50,000 patients, both civilians and combatants.
