He stayed in Ukraine for several dozen days, from the end of June to the end of July. He helped the wounded in Bakhmut and Zaporozhye. Under Russian artillery fire, he carried them off the battlefield. - War is one big chaos. At one point you don't know whose drone is flying over you, you can't hear in one ear, you don't know if it's your blood or that of the soldier you want to save at all costs," he said during a meeting with journalists.
He went to war as a volunteer for the 'In the meantime' foundation. He arrived just at the time of the Russian counter-offensive. - Our field hospitals were set up 20 to 30 kilometres from the front, in houses abandoned by civilians. Sometimes we had twenty minutes to evacuate, because information came that the Russians were about to arrive," he says.
- It looks like the First World War: trenches, entanglements, generally artillery fire that cuts off legs, arms. That's what most of the injuries were. There is virtually no man-to-man shooting there," he explains and adds: - 'There was a very difficult action during which the special forces unit we were working with was ambushed. Unfortunately, as a result of the Russian attack, our comrade, the commander, was killed and the deputy commander Vanya was seriously wounded. The rescue operation lasted almost 24 hours, during which we had to jump with the wounded man between mined trenches, taking cover from the shelling and carrying out intensive medical operations to save our dying friend. Fortunately, we were able to reach the evacuation point and save the boy's life. His general condition is now well enough and he is now rehabilitating intensively.
The rector of SUM, Professor Tomasz Szczepański, met with our graduate. - The most important thing is for this war to end as soon as possible, although, unfortunately, there is no sign of that on the horizon - said the rector, mentioning the little patients from Ukraine, the trauma of their parents, who are treated in the Department of Paediatrics, Haematology and Paediatric Oncology of the Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, which he heads. - Thank you for your excellent attitude.
Jakub wants to specialise in orthopaedics. He graduated not only in medicine, but also in biomedical engineering. In 2022, he was the winner of the national 'Student Inventor' competition. The Fevero system he developed is a kind of small self-adhesive temperature sensor, and the data it collects via wi-fi goes into an app.
