An Ukrainian soldier holds an anti-tank launcher at a frontline, northeast of Kyiv on March 3, 2022.
An Ukrainian soldier holds an anti-tank launcher at a frontline, northeast of Kyiv on March 3, 2022.
  • Ukrainian soldiers in a bloody fight with Russian troops are not seeking care for their mental health.
  • And those that do get care are often right back into combat, The Washington Post reports.
  • Over a year in, Russia's war in Ukraine is getting bloodier as conflict continues in eastern regions.

Ukrainian troops are not leaving the front lines, where casualties are high and Russian reinforcements just keep coming, to seek care for a range of mental health issues, and those that do quickly find themselves back in the fight. Soldiers on the lines report suffering from nightmares, trauma, stress, insomnia, and guilt.