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There was nothing extraordinary about the mission until combat medic Olena found herself frozen in fear. The situation wasn’t particularly dangerous, but she couldn’t bring herself to do her job as her fellow soldiers were getting wounded. “I found myself trapped in the dugout corner, trembling like a frightened mouse,” Olena told the Kyiv Independent. “Even as my comrades fell wounded, I begged someone else to bring them to me.” “It felt as though I’d never regain my composure… When you’re in danger, you either fight or run. Yet, there I stood, paralyzed… powerless to act.” Just before, O…

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