Thomas Without Borders, an international NGO member and a spokeswoman for Lviv in western Ukraine, responded to an online interview with NHK on the 18th.
Doctors Without Borders provides medical supplies that are in short supply in the capital Kyiv and hospitals in eastern Ukraine.
In an interview, Bendle said, "We are sending surgical instruments because the war has increased the number of injured people who need surgical treatment. It is also difficult for patients with tuberculosis and hepatitis C to continue treatment. We are in a state of illness, and we are also delivering the medicines needed to treat these patients. "
On the other hand, relief supplies have not been delivered to eastern Mariupol, where the Russian army continues to attack violently, and local staff have reported that supplies such as medicines have completely disappeared at hospitals and pharmacies. am.
In Mariupol, water and food shortages are also becoming a serious problem.
"I'm particularly worried about my children," said Bendle. "There is a risk of diarrhea due to dehydration, worsening of the symptoms, and in the worst case, death." He expressed a sense of crisis when his life was at stake.
"If attacks on hospitals continue, what is happening in Mariupol's may happen in other cities, and more people will not be able to receive treatment," he said. He complained that it was necessary to stop.