Rostislav Filippenko, Ukrainian-born Spanish mathematician, decided that he would not leave his country when the war broke out, more than a year ago. Quite the opposite: Ros I wanted to helpand that was what he directly asked at the hospital closest to his home, in the city of Kharkiv, where he lived and continues to live with his family.

“I thought, how can I help? Since I decided to stay here with my family, I went to the hospital to get a list of needs and with that list I have been getting material for them,” he told the laSexta microphone. they needed medicationthey told them. Thanks to his Spanish friends, he was soon able to stock up on drugs.

war pharmacy

He has even received treatments for cancer patients. Getting hold of these medicines, in the middle of the war, is almost an impossible mission. In fact, many patients have had to interrupt their cancer treatments and her chemotherapy sessions. Some of them are stored in a cold room that Ros has set up in a old soviet bunker.

Raisa is one of hundreds of people who visit this makeshift pharmacy every day. She does not collect drugs for herself, but for her husband: “He is in the fourth phase of chemo.” If it wasn’t for Ross, confesses that he would have to invest two pensions to be able to pay them.

One of those in charge of casting is Sana, a pharmacist and volunteer, who laments that, although they try to reach everything, there are some medicines that do not have: “We want to help, but it doesn’t always come out,” he adds.

However, they can be happy. The NGO founded by Ros, Mission Kharkiv has managed to help more than 60,000 people maintain their treatments. He also collaborates with 31 hospitals in his country.