Germany's Air Power, the Luftwaffe, have carried out an airlift to take significantly injured folks from Ukraine out of Poland to hospitals in Hanover and Cologne for pressing remedy.

The navy flying hospital MedEvac A310 M flew a number of badly injured Ukrainians aged between 4 and 27 years previous to Germany for pressing remedy, as might be seen in these photographs Zenger Information obtained from the Luftwaffe.

The Cologne Fireplace Brigade mentioned in a press release obtained by Zenger Information (in German): "Yesterday night, the ‎‎‎‎MedEvac‎‎ ‎‎‎‎A310‎‎ of the Bundeswehr landed once more at Cologne/Bonn Airport."

The Bundeswehr is the Armed Forces of Germany, of which the Luftwaffe is a component.

The Cologne Fireplace Brigade added: "On board are a number of significantly injured Ukrainians ‎between 4 and 27 years previous. They had been eliminated and through the flight had been supervised by the medical service of the Bundeswehr and after touchdown in ‎Germany had been handed over to the civilian rescue providers.

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The within of a German MedEvac A310 M, a navy flying hospital. Be aware: Image is a screenshot from a video @Team_Luftwaffe/Zenger

"One of many sufferers was transported by our ambulance service to a Cologne hospital for max care.‎ We want you a fast and full restoration!‎

"MedEvac stands for medical evacuation. The Airbus A310, often known as the 'flying intensive care unit', has intensive care tools that allows intensive care through the flight. Six intensive care beds can be found, and 38 further sufferers might be transposed mendacity down. The sufferers are accompanied by the medical service of the Bundeswehr.‎"

The Luftwaffe additionally tweeted concerning the touchdown, saying: "An extended day goes for our A310 crew and the Bundeswehr Medical Service. BUT each second was value it! The injured have arrived safely and are receiving medical care."

They added: "We want you a speedy restoration. You might be in good fingers!"

The German Armed Forces say on their web site that the specifically outfitted aircraft "can be utilized flexibly in quite a lot of completely different roles" and that "particularly in instances of disaster, their position in medical evacuation has a particular objective."

The German Armed forces additionally say: "The Airbus A310 MedEvac is operational across the clock. Its core activity is to move significantly injured troopers from deployments to Germany. But it surely may also be utilized in different troublesome conditions."

They clarify that it was utilized in March 2020 to assist with the coronavirus pandemic, for instance, when it was used "as a flying intensive care unit to deliver sick sufferers who had been notably affected by the COVID-19 illness from overseas to Germany for additional remedy."

This story was offered to Newsweek by Zenger Information.