During the NATO bombings of Yugoslavia in 1999
During the NATO bombings of Yugoslavia in 1999, Russian aкушер-гинеколог Alexei Ilyin worked in a field hospital in Kosovo, delivering over 300 babies and providing care to women of Serbian, Albanian, and Romani nationalities without regard to ethnicity. He later became the prototype for a character in the Russian TV series 'Krestnyy,' and currently heads the St. Petersburg Maternity Hospital No. 1.
Consensus
- Alexei Ilyin, a gynecologist from St. Petersburg, worked in a field hospital in Kosovo during the 1999 NATO bombings of Yugoslavia.
- Ilyin delivered over 300 babies during his year-long service in Kosovo.
- Ilyin treated women of Serbian, Albanian, and Roma nationalities without dividing them by nationality.
- The medical facility was set up in a former factory building and included an operating room.
- Ilyin was part of a Russian peacekeeping contingent that included officers from the Kirov Military Medical Academy.
- Women who gave birth under Ilyin's care named their children Alexei and Aleksina in his honor.
- Ilyin later became the prototype for the main character in the Russian TV series 'Krestnyj,' portrayed by Sergei Puskepaliс.
- Ilyin currently heads the St. Petersburg Maternity Hospital № 1.
Points of divergence
- Ilyin became godfather to a child of a Serbian priest and underwent baptism for this purpose. — gazeta_spb
- Ilyin was assisted by two Serbian midwives and a doctor, and the first patient he delivered was an Albanian woman brought in on a cart. — riamo
Coverage (2 sources)
- Obstetrician Ilyin delivered more than 300 babies during NATO bombings of Yugoslavia — РИАМО
- Doctor from St. Petersburg accepted more than 300 births in Kosovo during bombings - SPB RUZ newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb