Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Aug 2023: 'The Spectator' Article on military medicine in Ukraine

From The Spectator, 23 Aug 2023: 'Ukraine's Real Killing Fields: An Investigation into the War's First Aid Crisis'

In this article, Spectator reporters interview medics from the Hospitallers and the Ukrainian military. Challenges such as military bureaucratic hurdles for replacing medical equipment, corruption, and medical training and staffing shortcomings,

The Spectator is a politically conservative UK magazine. It is the oldest political affairs magazine in print, and its former editors include Boris Johnson and several former UK cabinet members. Until recently the Spectator, along with the Telegraph, was owned by the Barclay Brothers. Back in 2014, the Telegraph Group was criticized for taking Russian funds in exchange for publishing links and supplements of Russian propaganda on Telegraph Group venues. This included reports downplaying Russian involvement in shooting down Flight MH17. These links were later removed. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Spectator and the Telegraph have leaned pro-Ukrainian, and have provided a wealth of in-depth reporting on Ukrainian and Russian affairs. 


The Telegraph Ukraine reporting and daily hour-long Ukraine podcast

From The Spectator, 23 Aug 2023: 'Ukraine's Real Killing Fields: An Investigation into the War's First Aid Crisis'

No comments:

Post a Comment