Last week, civil defense workers along with instructors from the Department of Disaster Medicine and Military Medicine at IFNMU organized an event dedicated to the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.

 The aim of such an event is to draw humanity's attention to the issue of mine threats and to better inform society about the dangers of explosive devices.

For our country, the issue of mine danger is unfortunately extremely relevant. Since the beginning of the war, 295 civilians have died from mine-explosive injuries, and 662 have been injured. According to statistics, Ukraine is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world.

The event was attended by the Vice-Rector for Educational Work, Mariia Hutsol, and a 4th-year student of the Medical Faculty, Mykhailo Martyniv, a participant in the military actions of 2022-2023. Mykhailo shared his military experience and demonstrated using devices how even small-sized explosive devices can be dangerous.

Robert Fabryka, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Disaster Medicine and Military Medicine, emphasized that our duty extends beyond providing assistance to those in need to ensuring our own safety as well. If there is an explosive object nearby, it is worth calling 101.

"Demining Ukraine's territories may take decades. It is very important to carry out educational activities among the population. We express sincere gratitude to our defender Mykhailo Martyniv, the Associate Professor of the Department of Linguistics Mariia Hutsol, and the instructors of the Department of Disaster Medicine and Military Medicine for participating in the educational event," said Alla Ptashnyk, Head of the Civil Defense Service at IFNMU.