For Ix Shen, drinking teh tarik at the balcony of his home in Kyiv, Ukraine, on the night of Feb 23 last year is an event that will always be etched in his memory. He was thinking about whether to leave or stay in the capital. Then, he saw a circular flash in the sky. What ensued the next day...
at the balcony of his home in Kyiv, Ukraine, on the night of Feb 23 last year is an event that will always be etched in his memory.
He said: "When I realised that Russia is escalating the fight, it means that we are not able to escape anymore."In the following months of the Russian-Ukraine war, Ix appeared frequently in Singapore media to update on the battle situation. However, he admitted that he hadn't been keeping up much with news from Singapore as he was focused on getting updates about Ukraine to stay alive.
He also said that receiving "tekan" during his National Service helped him build up his resilience and understand his breaking point — he found out that his breaking point is actually a lot further than what he thought. He said: "A lot of medical professionals have almost no regard for their personal safety in the course of saving another life."
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