Paramedics from the Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital move an injured Ukrainian solider, who was evacuated from the front line in Popasna, from an ambulance, amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine, outside a hospital in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 5, 2022. The soldier had suffered a shrapnel injury to his spine. The doctors say his life is not at risk, but he may lose the use of his arms and legs. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A nurse cleans blood from volunteer soldier Maksim, who was injured by shrapnel during combat in Popasna, amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine, outside the emergency room at a hospital in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 5, 2022. Maksim signed up to fight a week after the invasion started. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A wooden door, that was used as a stretcher is seen smeared with blood outside the emergency room, at a hospital in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ukrainian paramedic Svitlana Druzenko, from the Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital, poses for a photo inside a hospital room that is used to store donated medicines arriving from abroad, amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine, in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 6, 2022. "When the war had just begun, I wondered what casualties it would bring. And now I see that number of victims is just huge ... People are dying - and dying in all cities." said Druzenko. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ukrainian volunteer soldier Igor, who is recovering from shell-shock, waits to be evacuated to a larger hospital, amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine, in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 5, 2022. "We've come from hell," said Igor, who joined the fighting days after the invasion started in February. He is among a group of soldiers diagnosed with shell-shock, or post-traumatic stress disorder, waiting at the hospital to be evacuated. "They attacked us with everything - artillery, airplanes - there were shelling everywhere, day and night," he said. "We were in the battle for almost six days. Popasna is completely destroyed." REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A medical worker stands next to an injured soldier on a stretcher, wrapped in a first aid foil blanket, before he is evacuated to a larger hospital after he was injured during combat in Popasna, amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine, at a hospital in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 5, 2022. The soldier had suffered a shrapnel injury to his spine. The doctors say his life is not at risk, but he may lose the use of his arms and legs. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Ukrainian volunteer Paramedic Aleksandra Pohranychna, 20, chats with soldiers while on duty, amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine, in Sviatohirks, Donetsk region, Ukraine, April 27, 2022. Pohranychna is the only paramedic serving her unit and waits in the town of Sviatohirsk until soldiers take her to the front or bring the wounded to her. "I decided to join and help," she says. "We have to do it." Her father back in Lviv in western Ukraine gave her money to buy personal protection gear - but her mother has stopped talking to her. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Injured Ukrainian volunteer soldiers, Maksim (C) and Andrei (R), sit on a bench in a hospital in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva. SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ukrainian paramedic Bohdan Marchuk, 23, from the Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital, waits inside his ambulance to be called out to an emergency, amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine, in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Soldiers suffering from shell-shock after duty on the front line, amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine, smoke outside the emergency room at a hospital in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ukrainian volunteer soldiers, who are recovering from shell-shock, wait to be evacuated to a larger hospital amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine, in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ukrainian military doctor and anaesthesiologist Julia, 28, poses outside the emergency room at a hospital in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A nurse carries a stretcher past an ambulance which is carrying the body of a dead Ukrainian soldier, amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine, outside the emergency room at a hospital in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Smoke is seen after shelling strikes hit the east over Yampil, on the road between Sloviansk and Bakhmut, amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ukrainian soldier 'Jimmy' Slava who is recovering from an arm fracture, smokes outside a hospital in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

An elderly civilian man whose feet had to be amputated is helped in a wheelchair by a paramedic, amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine, in a hospital in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Paramedics from the Pirogov First Volunteer Mobile Hospital wait to be called to an emergency, amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine, in their coffee room at a hospital in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

An injured Ukrainian soldier smokes outside an emergency room, amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine, at a hospital in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Ukrainian volunteer paramedic Aleksandra Pohranychna, 20, poses for a portrait while on duty, amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine, in Sviatohirks, Donetsk region, Ukraine, April 27, 2022. Pohranychna is the only paramedic serving her unit and waits in the town of Sviatohirsk until soldiers take her to the front or bring the wounded to her. "I decided to join and help," she says. "We have to do it." Her father back in Lviv in western Ukraine gave her money to buy personal protection gear - but her mother has stopped talking to her. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEARCH "SILVA UKRAINE HOSPITAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.