Ukraine's citizen army struggles with a hidden enemy: combat stress


  • World
  • Wednesday, 20 Dec 2023

Injured Ukrainian service members draw during an art therapy session at a medical centre, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Vinnytsia, Ukraine November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova

DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) - Psychotherapist Oleh Hukovskyi stands beside a white board in a makeshift classroom in eastern Ukraine and addresses a group of soldiers attending a session on how to cope with the stress of war.

The former psychiatrist joined the armed forces about six months after Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022, and now runs a psychological support group attached to the 67th Separate Mechanised Brigade in the direction of the ruined town of Lyman.

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