‘My roots were in Ukraine’: Syracuse doctor delivers ambulances, supplies to friends inside war

Childhood friends reunite in Ukraine

Dr. Alexandr Rohovyy, left, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon from Kyiv, and Dr. Gennady Bratslavsky of Upstate Medical University reunite in Ukraine.

Syracuse, N.Y. — When Dr. Gennady Bratslavsky of Upstate Medical University visited Ukraine two weeks ago, he was amazed by how the war in Ukraine has changed the life of a friend he grew up with in Kyiv.

His friend, Alexandr Rohovyy, is a pediatric orthopedic trauma surgeon.

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