On International Nurse's Day, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky awarded state awards to medical workers who have been helping wounded military and civilians since the beginning of Russia's full-scale war against our country. This was reported by the press service of the President.

“Our defenders who defend our borders are protected by you. And on this day, I want to congratulate you and thank you on behalf of our soldiers and civilians,” Zelensky said..

According to the head of state, nurses were with the Ukrainian defenders both on the battlefield and in hospitals, giving them strength and attention, going through pain with them.. Zelensky wished them good health and thanked them for their work.

During the award ceremony, a minute of silence was also honored in memory of the nurses who died as a result of hostilities, saving Ukrainian servicemen..

In addition, the President of Ukraine visited the new building of the Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery of the Ministry of Health in Kyiv, created as part of the Great Construction program.

There he examined the angiographic operating room, where doctors can perform surgery without opening the chest, and the intensive care unit.

“It is very pleasant when within the walls of the institution one can feel a high level of modernity and, in general, a high level of the medical industry in Ukraine. Made in Ukraine is cool,” Zelensky said.

The head of state also spoke with several patients. In particular, with 12-year-old Vladislav Goncharuk, who is preparing for the operation: for more than two weeks, he and his family escaped shelling by Russian invaders in the basement in Demidov, Kyiv region, which made him sick. Zelensky also spoke with 99-year-old World War II veteran Pyotr Khmelniker, who underwent aortic valve replacement surgery a few years ago..

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