He is currently in Europe as a volunteer ambulance driver to bring “a surge of solidarity” to the Ukrainians.
He mentions in an interview with Jean-Simon Bui that Russian propaganda pushed him to travel to Ukraine.
“Putin, when he talks about Ukraine, he says that it is a country that does not exist, that it is a culture that does not exist, that its people do not exist. It seems that historically, there is something that came to me because we have already heard these messages against Quebecers,” says Dereck Blouin-Perry.
He indicates that on the ground, hospitals are overwhelmed and that they receive on average around a hundred wounded per day.
“I had someone who stepped on a landmine, so he lost a good part of his foot. We have a two-hour drive to go, he is bleeding seriously,” he says, adding that he can transport up to three to four patients per trip.
The paramedic recalls that although it seems that things have calmed down in Ukraine recently, “it’s quite the opposite”.
“Resources are running out, people are exhausted and Russia is gaining ground at a speed not seen since the start of the operation here,” he explains.
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