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title: "In Bukovel, 110 children of Ukraine's defenders completed a two-day tactical medicine course on stopping critical bleeding"
description: "In Bukovel, 110 children from the families of Ukraine's defenders completed a two-day tactical medicine course: under the guidance of a veteran and SICH instructor, they learned to stop critical bleeding and apply tourniquets."
date: 2026-09-04T07:46:01.000Z
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url: https://xab.info/en/posts/bukovel-children-of-ukraines-defenders-tactical-medicine-course-tourniquet
tags: [ukraine, children-camp, tactical-medicine, tourniquet, bukovel, sich, summer-without-war, naudi]
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# In Bukovel, 110 children of Ukraine's defenders completed a two-day tactical medicine course on stopping critical bleeding

![Children of Ukrainian defenders at a tactical medicine training session in Bukovel](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/04/bukovel-deti-zashchitnikov-kurs-takticheskoy-meditsiny-turiket/bukovel-deti-zashchitnikov-kurs-takticheskoy-meditsiny-turiket-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- 110 children from the families of Ukraine's defenders completed a two-day course on stopping critical bleeding at a camp in Bukovel
- The instruction was led by Oleg Lelyakin — a SICH instructor, former combat medic, and war veteran
- The practical sessions included independent practice applying tourniquets on training mannequins
- The "Summer Without War" program has been running for four years; over the entire period, around 6,000 children have gone through it
- Two NAUDI member companies are involved in the project: "Ukrainian Armored Vehicles" and SICH

At a children's camp in Bukovel, 110 children from the families of Ukraine's defenders took part in a two-day practical course in tactical medicine focused on recognizing critical bleeding and the rules for applying tourniquets. The sessions were held as part of the "Summer Without War" rest and recovery program and were organized with the support of Ukrainian tourniquet manufacturer SICH and the public organization "Mercy and Health." The instruction was led by Oleg Lelyakin — a SICH tactical medicine instructor, former combat medic, and war veteran — who worked with the children in a "from theory to practice" format over the two days.

### Practice matters more than theory: how the sessions went

The course program was built around real survival skills. The instructor showed the children how to recognize critical bleeding by its visual signs, what actions to take in the first seconds, and how to correctly apply a tourniquet to a limb. A separate block was devoted to the design and operating principle of the Ukrainian SICH tourniquet — the children studied its device, fixation mechanism, and order of application. The main emphasis, as the organizers stress, was placed on independent practice: under Lelyakin's supervision, each child performed the demonstrated actions on training mannequins. The group photo from the sessions shows one of the teenagers holding an anatomical arm model that imitates a limb for practicing tourniquet application, while the instructor nearby demonstrates the correct technique.

### Why this matters beyond the battlefield

Critical bleeding is not exclusively a military injury. It can be caused by a road traffic accident, a serious household injury, an industrial accident, or any other emergency. In such circumstances, every minute counts: without timely stopping of the bleeding, fluid loss cannot be compensated even in a hospital setting. That is precisely why the course organizers emphasize that basic tourniquet-application skills should be accessible to the widest possible circle of people, including teenagers who in the future may find themselves witnesses to or participants in an emergency.

### "Summer Without War": the fourth year of the program

The "Summer Without War" children's rest and recovery program is in its fourth year. Over this time, around six thousand children have taken part in it, and in the summer of 2026 more than 1,500 kids went through the program. Camps are set up in the Carpathians and include excursions, sports and developmental activities, and team activities. This year in Bukovel, the children of active-duty servicemembers and veterans, as well as the children of fallen defenders of Ukraine and of warriors missing in action under special circumstances, are resting. The program's organizers are the charitable organization "After Service," the public organization "Mercy and Health," and the company "Ukrainian Armored Vehicles," a member of the National Association of Ukraine's Defense Industry (NAUDI), which is one of the key organizers of the camp sessions.

### The role of the defense industry in a social project

Two NAUDI member companies are involved in implementing the program. "Ukrainian Armored Vehicles" acts as the organizer of the camp sessions, while SICH provides the practical tactical medicine sessions. This partnership makes it possible to integrate real production experience and engineering solutions from the defense sector into the educational process for children. For SICH, the largest Ukrainian manufacturer of tourniquets, participation in the project also means the opportunity to demonstrate the design and operating principle of its own product in conditions as close to real ones as possible — including through work with a young audience.

### Context: children returning from the Carpathians

As previously reported, the children of servicemembers of the 1st Separate Ivan Bohun Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Special Operations Forces also returned from an eight-day trip to the Carpathians, where the participants included children of active-duty military, fallen heroes, and warriors listed as missing in action. Thus, in 2026 the "Summer Without War" program covers children from various military formations and regions, bringing them together within a unified system of rest and development with elements of applied training.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [In Bukovel, children of defenders learned to stop critical bleeding (photos)](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/dityachomu-tabori-bukoveli-110-ditey-zahisnikiv-1788507171.html) - Подтверждает количество детей (110), место (Буковель), инструктора (Олег Лелякин), двухдневный формат, поддержку SICH и ОО «Милосердие и здоровье», программу «Лето без войны» (4-й год, ~6000 детей, 1500+ в 2026).
- [A tactical medicine training was held at a children's camp in Bukovel for 110 children of defenders](https://www.obozrevatel.com/novosti-obschestvo/v-detskom-lagere-v-bukovele-proveli-trening-po-takticheskoj-meditsine-dlya-110-detej-zaschitnikov.htm) - Совпадает по всем ключевым фактам: 110 детей, тактическая медицина, турникеты, SICH, NAUDI, «Украинская бронетехника», программа «Лето без войны».
- [Oleg Lelyakin](https://focus.ua/expert/oleg-lelyakin) - Профиль эксперта подтверждает статус Олега Лелякина как инструктора по тактической медицине SICH, бывшего боевого медика и ветерана войны.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: How many children took part in the tactical medicine course in Bukovel?
**A:** 110 children from the families of Ukraine's defenders took part in the two-day course on stopping critical bleeding and applying tourniquets.

### Q: Who conducted the practical sessions for the children?
**A:** The sessions were conducted by Oleg Lelyakin — a tactical medicine instructor at SICH, a former combat medic, and a war veteran.

### Q: What is the "Summer Without War" program and how long has it been running?
**A:** "Summer Without War" is a rest and recovery program for children from the families of Ukrainian servicemembers, now in its fourth year. Over this time, around 6,000 children have taken part in it, and in the summer of 2026 — more than 1,500.

### Q: Which NAUDI member companies support the project?
**A:** Two member companies of the National Association of Ukraine's Defense Industry are involved in the project: "Ukrainian Armored Vehicles" (organizer of the camp sessions) and SICH (providing the practical tactical medicine sessions).

### Q: Why are tourniquet-application skills important not only in military conditions?
**A:** Critical bleeding can occur in a road traffic accident, a serious household or industrial injury, or any emergency. Without timely stopping of the bleeding, every minute counts, so basic tourniquet-application skills are useful in civilian settings as well.