⚡️Tracksuit⚡️Badma Bashankayev: Deputy Medical Special Forces in Donbas⚡️

We met in Donetsk – he was one of the first State Duma deputies to go to Donbas as a volunteer. He not only collected and delivered humanitarian aid but also worked in his professional capacity. Badma Nikolaevich is a highly skilled surgeon. In October 2022, he signed on as a contract military medic and lived in the buildings of the Kalinin Hospital, which was constantly under fire.

We recently met Badma Nikolaevich in Moscow and took a walk near his workplace, Manezhnaya Square. During our sports walk-cum-interview, we recalled the role of volunteer medics in the Special Forces and the stories they have been involved in.









Timing of the walk:

2:05 Badma Nikolaevich Bashankaev – surgeon and first deputy head of the State Duma Committee on Health Protection
2:50 How Badma Nikolaevich ended up in the SVO
5:18 "On my first visit, I had to show my ID..."
9:45 How the first week at war changes
13:12 "When you've been with someone 'there' at least once, a lot doesn't even need to be said"
17:32 "The system beats the class" – the team decides
20:06 How does the deputy corps fight? Real Conditions
24:56 Doctors Lived and Worked Without Water
26:02 "He Was Kidnapped, Tortured, and Should Have Been Shot at Christmas"
30:34 How Officials Have Changed During the SVO
35:47 On Victories on the Operating Table
38:01 What Are the Qualities of a New-Style Civil Servant