I am preparing for a solo unsupported row across the Atlantic in support of my Ukrainian colleagues in January 2025. Please go to https://www.leosrow.com/ to find out more as well as get regular updates in the “Blog” section. […]
Viktor had got a new job four months before the war. He had worked as an adult Orthopaedic surgeon for fifteen years and was offered a job as a head of trauma and orthopaedic department at the Dnipro’s […]
Eugenia performing a Caesarean with the lights on.
Eugenia was on call at her Maternity Hospital on the night of the Russian invasion. She remembers finishing an emergency Caesarean at midnight, then going to bed only to be woken up by a call to the Emergency […]
We have partnered with the Medical Life Lines Ukraine who deliver Ambulances in regular convoys to Ukrainian hospitals. It has been an absolute pleasure working with the like-minded people towards the common goal. Here are just a few […]
Passing by traditional Dutch houses.
My Atlantic rowing adventure is off … for now. The “for now” is the most important part of that sentence. I cannot do anything about the other part. That is all in the past. However, what I am […]
I was contacted by Vlad, who is a combat paramedic with a special operations assault regiment fighting in the Eastern frontline. I had helped him before with some tactical medical stuff. He sounded concerned as their supply of […]
A trauma ward with flags and banners signed by the Ukrainian soldiers being treated there, as well as their brothers-in-arms.
Andriy had been positive that the war would start soon since Autumn, 2021. It was in the air – constant provocations on the border, building up of enormous amounts of troops and military hardware. The war, although largely […]
The church where Oleksandr's son was sent off.
I had been thinking of going further into the country and doing “the actual work” for quite some time now. After a few months of gathering intelligence, and thinking about the best use of my time, I finally […]
Before the war, Anton lead a very peaceful life. He was a well-known film critic, and he loved his job. He is still passionate when talking about it. To him, cinema is a visual study of human behaviour […]