Japan accommodates wounded Ukrainian soldiers for treatment
8 June, 2023 The building of the Ministry of Defense of Japan. Photo by Japan Mod Go Two soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have arrived in Japan for treatment at the Japan Self-Defense Forces hospital in Tokyo on June 8, 2023.
The Japanese The Sankei News reported about this. On June 8, a plane carrying two wounded servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine landed at Narita Airport. According to the Ministry of Defense of Japan, they were taken to the hospital in the evening of the same day.
Servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine undergoing rehabilitation in Japan.
Photo credits: TBS NEWS
Their treatment and rehabilitation will take place at the Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital in Setagaya, Tokyo. Ukranian soldiers treatment is provided as part of assistance to Ukraine by the Japanese government. In May, Japan's Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada stated to Ukraine's ambassador to Japan that the country would accept wounded soldiers.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also expressed his desire to support the recovery and rehabilitation of soldiers to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, who visited Japan at the G7 summit in Hiroshima. According to the Ministry of Defense of Japan, the provision of medical aid to wounded soldiers is carried out at the request of the Ukrainian government.
Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan Serhii Korsunsky and Minister of Defense of Japan Yasukazu Hamada. Photo credits: NHK News
The Japanese government will bear the medical expenses of approximately JPY2.2 million to JPY4.2 million per person (approx. £15,83-30,23 thousands).
The treatment of wounded fighters who lost one and two limbs will last from 1 to 2 months, respectively. In general, the Japan Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital is designed to treat Japanese servicemen.
But at the request of the Ministry of Defense of Japan, foreign servicemen also can be brought to the hospital. This is the first time that Japan has accepted wounded foreign soldiers.
The Ministry of Defense noted: "This is important from a humanitarian point of view."
Read more on the issue in our article "How Japan helps Ukraine during a full-scale war".