{
  "id": 8752709,
  "title": "“There Are No Safe Places Left Here”: Head of Doctors Without Borders on Russian Terror, — Interview with Robin Meldrum",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/there-are-no-safe-places-left-here-head-of-doctors-without-borders-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T15:35:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "UATV English",
    "slug": "uatv-english",
    "url": "https://uatv.ua/en/there-are-no-safe-places-left-here-head-of-doctors-without-borders-on-russian-terror-interview-with-robin-meldrum/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Robin Meldrum, representative of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Ukraine, discusses the dangers faced by medical workers and patients in the country. MSF has approximately 500 staff members supporting Ukraine by providing hospital support, medical transportation, and mobile clinics. They operate in around 70 countries globally, but Ukraine presents a unique situation due to the scale, intensity, and duration of the full-scale invasion. The organization issued a report titled \"No Safe Place to Heal,\" highlighting that Russia's war tactics have made healthcare particularly dangerous near the front lines. FPV drones, piloted by individuals with precision, have been used to deliberately target medical vehicles, indicating a strategic decision to target healthcare facilities. The consequences of these attacks are evident, with the WHO recording 186 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine alone this year, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries. The decreasing availability of healthcare, especially in near-front-line areas, has had real-world consequences for those seeking medical care, both civilians and wounded fighters.",
  "summary": "Healthcare under fire: how are lives being saved near the front line? Henry Keen speaks with Robin Meldrum , representative of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Ukraine, about the dangers facing medical workers and patients. The conversation covers attacks on hospitals and medical transport, the impact of FPV drones on the nature of injuries and evacuations, staff shortages, and the exhaustion of…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}