About 70 locals have applied for medical assistance to the specialists of the Russian Ministry of Defense Special Medical Detachment (SMD) located in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh),news.am reports, citing the Russian Defense Ministry.
Russian special medical detachment starts treating first patients living in Artsakh
STEPANAKERT, DECEMBER 2, ARTSAKHPRESS: There are more than 100 military medical specialists in the units of the SMD.
Each SMD includes a laboratory-diagnostic department, a bandage department, and a surgical-intensive care diagnostic module.
The SMD specialists will organize the medical provision of the Russian peacekeeping contingent Nagorno-Karabakh, and provide the necessary medical assistance to the local population.
A total of 122 servicemen, 54 units of vehicles and special equipment, and 66 tons of material were transferred to deploy this SMD to Nagorno-Karabakh.