Doctors remove unexploded grenade from Ukrainian soldier's chest

A Ukrainian soldier has been saved after doctors successfully performed surgery to remove an unexploded grenade from his chest.

CNN reported that X-ray images released by Ukrainian military medical forces showed the grenade lodged in the soldier's upper body.

This surgery was extremely dangerous, because the doctors were concerned that the grenade could explode at any time. Therefore, during the surgery, the doctor did not use electrocautery, and there was also "the participation of two commandos to ensure the safety of the medical staff".

A grenade lodged in the chest of a Ukrainian soldier. (Photo: CNN)

The most experienced surgeon of the Ukrainian armed forces, Major General Andrii Verba, performed the operation. After the successful operation, the wounded soldier was transferred to the recovery room and is gradually recovering.

The grenade found in the Ukrainian soldier's chest was identified as a VOG type used for grenade launchers.

Ukrainian military medical forces did not specify when and where the surgery took place, or what caused the soldier's injury.

The tense situation in the war has left hospitals in Ukraine in a state of overload. In December 2022, a team of surgeons working at a hospital in the city of Kramatorsk had to treat nearly 100 patients a day, while fearing that their lives were in danger due to airstrikes.