UK and Ukraine strengthen defence medical cooperation during senior military medical visit

Major General Anatolii Kazmirchuk visited the UK to strengthen defence medical cooperation with Ukraine, including collaboration on training, research and front-line care.

Major General Anatolii Kazmirchu. MOD Crown Copyright

UK Defence Medical Command has welcomed Major General Anatolii Kazmirchuk, Surgeon General of the Medical Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for a UK visit focused on strengthening medical cooperation and support.

During the visit, he met senior Defence clinical leaders including Chief of Defence Medical Air Marshal Clare Walton and UK Surgeon General Major General Phil Carter.

Major General Anatolii Kazmirchuk meets Chief of Defence Medical Air Marshal Clare Walton. MOD Crown Copyright

He also met Defence Medical personnel and saw how UK Defence medical capability continues to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Discussions covered the medical challenges created by drone warfare, including evacuation and the movement of medical personnel, and the lessons the UK and NATO allies can learn from Ukraine’s experience.

Surgeon General of the Medical Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major General Anatolii Kazmirchuk, said:

The Medical Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine appreciates the professional interaction with UK Defence Medical.

Such cooperation is aimed at improving the provision of medical services to Ukrainian defenders. Thanks to the valuable exchange of experience and knowledge wounded Ukrainian service personnel are either returning to service or being successfully rehabilitated and reintegrated back into civilian life.

Major General Anatolii Kazmirchuk also agreed to strengthen research and knowledge-sharing with the Institute of Naval Medicine in Gosport, and toured the medical bay on board the Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless.