Israel's ambassador to kyiv announced on Sunday that the Jewish state would take in 20 Ukrainian soldiers injured during the seven-month conflict with Russian forces in order to treat them.
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Israel will take in for treatment 20 Ukrainian soldiers who were seriously injured during the war
," Michael Brodsky said on Twitter.
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The first two will arrive in Israel today and will be taken care of at Tel Hashomer hospital
” near Tel Aviv, said the diplomat who has been in post in Kiev since July 2021.
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Treatment includes prostheses and rehabilitation
,” he adds.
A medical source confirmed to AFP that two soldiers were on their way to Israel, and a spokeswoman for the Ukrainian embassy in Tel Aviv said the first patients were expected to
arrive "
soon ".
After the invasion in Ukraine, Israel, which took a cautious position, asserting privileged ties with the two countries, refrained from supplying arms to Ukraine but sent defensive equipment, including helmets and vests. bulletproof.
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And the Sheba Tel Hashomer Hospital Center opened a field hospital in Ukraine for six weeks.
In addition, ties with Moscow are seen as crucial to preserving Israel's ability to carry out airstrikes in Syria, where Moscow is present in support of the regime.
Israel notably targets groups close to Iran, its number one enemy.
Additionally, Israel has over one million citizens from the former Soviet Union.
Tens of thousands of immigrants from Russia and Ukraine have arrived in Israel, fleeing the war between the two countries since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine last February.
And according to Israeli media, attempts by Russians eligible for Israeli citizenship to join the Jewish state are currently accelerating with the partial mobilization of reservists imposed on Wednesday by President Vladimir Putin as part of his war against Ukraine.
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