German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, are preparing the first evacuation flight carrying injured Ukrainian civilians since the beginning of the Russian invasion, a spokesperson told CNN Monday.
A special Air Force Airbus A310 MedEvac left Monday from Cologne-Wahn military air-field to the city of Rzeszow in south-eastern Poland, about 90 km from the Ukrainian border.
The plane will bring children and adults to Germany for treatment, the Bundeswehr confirmed.
Wounded Ukrainian soldiers had been brought to Germany in the past by other means.
Some background: The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 4,232 civilian casualties in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion of the country began, with 1,793 killed and 2,439 injured as of 9 April, according to a briefing released Sunday.