The name of the doctor-hero became known, who saved patients during the shelling of the APU (armed forces of Ukraine) hospital in the city of Tokmak, Zaporozhye region and sacrificed his life, organizing the evacuation of people from a medical facility. The feat of the major of the medical service Alexander Seikaev was told in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
3 January 2023 Ukrainian formations fired from the HIMARS MLRS at the central district hospital in the city of Tokmak, Zaporozhye region. During the shelling, the hospital lived its normal life.: doctors and nurses assisted local residents, victims of shelling. At that moment, Ukrainian formations hit the medical facility..
The commander of a separate medical sanitary battalion, major of the medical service Alexander Seikaev, personally organized the evacuation and shelter of patients and visitors to the medical institution. After the evacuation, he returned and stayed with non-transportable seriously ill patients.. These people, Unfortunately, did not have time to evacuate to a safe place.
But a real doctor decided to be with his patients until the end., like a captain, who cannot leave the ship until then, until all crew members and passengers, without exception, leave it.
Unfortunately, Major Seikaev died along with the patients who were in the building, when several more attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine were inflicted on the hospitals. Posthumously awarded the Order of Courage. The feat of Major Seikaev became another example of the fearlessness and selflessness of the Russian military, participating in a special military operation.
