Ukrainian soldiers with rifles conducting combat drills.
Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk Oblast training for combat. The war has gone on for two and a half years and has taken a mental toll on troops.
  • Ukrainian soldiers are forced to set aside grief on the battlefield, says psychiatrist Yulia Brockdorf.
  • Brockdorf visits Ukraine to provide counseling and aid. The war continues taking a mental toll on soldiers.
  • Prolonged service, PTSD, and lack of consistent aid exacerbate soldiers' mental health issues.

Ukrainian soldiers who have long been fighting on the front lines, facing the horrors of combat, are being forced to set aside their grief on the battlefield, said visiting psychiatrist Yulia Brockdorf.

"It layers on, these losses, these injuries, the ungrieved pain," Brockdorf told Business Insider.