Poland ready to take in at least 10,000 injured Ukrainian soldiers

FILE PHOTO: Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks to the media as he arrives for European Union leaders' summit, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium, March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's health service has capacity to treat at least 10,000 injured Ukrainian soldiers, the Polish prime minister said on Tuesday, as Russia launches a new offensive in eastern Ukraine.

Mateusz Morawiecki told reporters during a visit to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv that Poland was already treating "several dozen" soldiers and was prepared to take in more.