00:00Living close to the front line means more than surviving the constant threat of an attack.
00:07It's also a daily battle for basic needs, like medical care.
00:12In war-torn Ukraine, one organization named Dignitas Ukraine is stepping in where clinics no longer exist.
00:21Now, this is where residents live in, in the community of Biskvitne,
00:26once a Russian-occupied area of the Kharkiv region, come for care.
00:31The organization offers medical and psychological support to those, often the elderly or disabled,
00:38who, by choice or not, have remained.
00:41Co-founder Anna says one of the most important parts of their visit is showing locals they have not been forgotten.
00:49Something important, that someone is asking.
00:52It's like, you know, like support.
00:58It's very important for everyone to hear that you're in touch.
01:04We just support you.
01:06With limited access to transport and financial resources,
01:10Yevinya relies on the mobile clinic to visit her home and help take care of her severely disabled son.
01:17Yevinya came back after evacuating with her son from the Russian invasion of the area.
01:23But if another occupation came, the 77-year-old and mother of 13 said she would not leave,
01:30as it takes too much of a toll on her son.
01:33She will stay.
01:45She doesn't want to, like, make him suffer.
01:51Despite the dangers, which include drone attacks, mined roads and extreme weather conditions,
02:04the team works seven days a week, covering 27 communities in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions.
02:11Tatiana is one of the volunteer doctors, and she says she will work no matter the conditions.
02:17Daily bombings have destroyed homes, hospitals and vital infrastructure.
02:47Leaving residents in a critical humanitarian situation.
02:52But during our time with the volunteers, it was clear that resilience was their only way forward.
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