German air force flies to Poland to evacuate wounded Ukrainians for treatment

The German military said it has conducted another air evacuation of war-wounded Ukrainians from Poland to Germany for medical treatment.

According to the German air force, a special A310 MedEvac aircraft took off from Cologne, Germany, on Thursday.

Gemeinsam mit @SanDstBw sind wir auf dem Weg, um kriegsverletzte Ukrainer abzuholen und mit unserem A310 MedEvac zur Weiterbehandlung nach zu bringen. Mit insgesamt 5 MedEvac konnten wir im Auftrag @BBK_Bund bisher 111 Patientinnen & Patienten ausfliegen. @EATC_ @UKRinDEU pic.twitter.com/vaDbgiTTp7
— Team_Luftwaffe (@Team_Luftwaffe) May 19, 2022

So far, the air force has flown out 111 patients via this route aboard the specially-equipped plane that allows them to be treated in the air by medical personnel, the DW news agency reports.

(Source: DW news agency)