NATO plans for large-scale transport of wounded troops in case of Russia war


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  • Wednesday, 25 Sep 2024

Firefighters and rescuers work at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, September 24, 2024. REUTERS/Vitalii Hnidyi/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - NATO plans to coordinate the transport of a large number of wounded troops away from front lines in case of a war with Russia, potentially via hospital trains as air evacuations may not be feasible, according to a senior general.

The future scenario for medical evacuations will differ from allies' experience in Afghanistan and Iraq, Lieutenant-General Alexander Sollfrank, the head of NATO's logistics command, told Reuters in an interview.

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