Plans for Ukraine’s largest underground hospital have been unveiled by a Dutch foundation, with the facility set to offer critical medical care near the front line while shielding patients and medical personnel from drone and artillery fire. The hospital will span roughly 600 square meters and will be positioned about 8 meters below ground. Its reinforced-concrete design is intended to withstand substantial attacks. The facility will feature six operating rooms dedicated to emergency trauma surgeries, including procedures for shrapnel wounds and blood transfusions.
Rather than serving as a permanent hospital, this underground establishment will function as a stabilization center, providing life-saving surgeries to severely injured soldiers before they are transferred to hospitals located further from the combat areas. For security purposes, the precise location of the hospital remains undisclosed. Preparatory work for construction has already commenced, and the hospital is anticipated to be operational by February 2027.
This initiative has been undertaken at the request of Ukraine’s Military Medical Service and is being executed with the assistance of a Norwegian healthcare foundation. The cost of constructing the underground complex alone is projected at €2 million. An additional €500,000 will be required for medical equipment, supplies, and armored evacuation vehicles, bringing the total estimated cost to €2.5 million. To date, the foundation has secured around €750,000 and is actively seeking the remaining €1.75 million to complete the funding.
The project organizers emphasize the heightened risk posed by the widespread use of drones around battlefields, which has rendered traditional evacuation methods increasingly hazardous. This has underscored the necessity for protected medical facilities close to combat zones, making the establishment of this underground hospital a critical development in providing safe and immediate medical care to soldiers in the line of fire.