Visit to Kirov Military Medical Academy

State Secretary - Deputy Defence Minister, Head of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation Anna Tsivileva: The Military Medical Academy is a unique organisation that combines three areas in its work.

First, it is a research and technological base where new technologies and approaches to treating servicemen are being developed.

In addition, we train 600 officers a year as military doctors who are currently working in medical battalions on the front line. These highly qualified specialists have thus enabled us to minimise casualties. We have 98 percent of patients cured, and most of them get back to the force.

And, of course, these are the hospital beds themselves: we have 2,000 beds deployed. We are providing aid to our fighters, and it is precisely with high-tech modern medicine, including most complex operations, which are carried out on the basis of the Military Medical Academy.

Vladimir Putin: Mr Kryukov, I told you late last night that I wanted to come over. I see you've already prepared the reports. When did you manage to do all this?

Head of the Military Medical Academy Yevgeny Kryukov: We are always ready.

Vladimir Putin: Good, thank you very much.

Here, of course, you've done everything in the best possible way. You will say a few words in a minute, but here's what I would like to say. According to information that comes through various channels, including from governors, some of the military medical facilities of the Russian Defence Ministry do need upgrading, renovation, or even new construction.

That's why we talked to the Minister [of Defence Andrei Belousov] this morning - Ms Tsivileva is aware of this. It is necessary, of course, to draw up a whole renovation programme. I repeat, where it is also necessary to build and put in order medical facilities of the Defence Ministry. Especially, since our men, our servicemen from the special military operation zone are being treated there today.

Of course, this will require certain resources, and money is always in short supply, but this is a holy cause - we will definitely find these resources. Why am I saying this? I would like you, Mr Kryukov, and your colleagues, as heads of leading military medical institutions, to take part in this work, in shaping the image of modern military medical institutions.

Yevgeny Kryukov: No doubt, Comrade Supreme Commander-in-Chief, your assignment will be executed.

To date, this work has already been started. A programme for the construction of new medical institutions and reconstruction of the existing ones until 2027 has been planned with a clear evaluation of the funding. This year more than 110 billion rubles have already been earmarked for these purposes. And there is an understanding, of course, of the Defence Ministry leadership, and instructions from the State Secretary and supervising Deputy Defence Minister of Defence [Anna Tsivileva].

I think that this programme will certainly be implemented. It is a way to show that we care. Probably nothing is more valuable today than taking care of our defenders of the Fatherland, our heroes.

Vladimir Putin: This conversation must be translated into action. Ms Tsivileva, you are aware of this.

To be continued.

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