According to European Commission spokesperson Balazs Ujvari, some 200 Ukrainian patients in need of urgent medical care have been transported from Ukraine and adjacent countries to hospitals in other European countries.

Ujvari said, “As the war continues, and the population of Ukraine continues to migrate out of the country, the health care systems in neighboring countries are under a great deal of pressure.”

The EU has transported Ukrainian patients in need of specialized medical care to hospitals in “11 different European nations” after requests from Poland, Slovakia, Moldova, and Ukraine, according to Ujvari.

The EU’s first dedicated medical evacuation plane has assisted in the transport of patients.

The transfer has been operational since March.