'They took shrapnel from my heart' – the magnets saving lives in Ukraine

In Ukraine, a new medical technology using magnetic extractors is saving lives by removing shrapnel fragments from soldiers wounded in combat, like Serhiy Melnyk whose heart was pierced by shrapnel from a Russian drone. Surgeons like Serhiy Maksymenko are successfully using this device to perform heart operations with minimal invasiveness, revolutionizing front-line medicine in Ukraine. These magnetic extractors were developed by a volunteer named Oleh Bykov, and have been rolled out to hospitals and front-line medics across the country, proving crucial in saving lives on the battlefield.