r/HumansBeingBros • u/A_Lazko • 24d ago

Holidaying Ukrainian soldier saves man stabbed in Venice

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/03/11/holidaying-ukrainian-soldier-saves-man-stabbed-in-venice/
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u/SHERmaan_RTB 24d ago

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u/SkyLukewalker 24d ago

A Ukrainian soldier on holiday in Venice saved the life of a man who had been stabbed in a brawl in the alleyways of the historic city centre.

It is likely that Yanis Tereshchenko’s prompt intervention saved the young man, who had been wounded in the leg and was losing a large quantity of blood.

The man, reportedly Tunisian, had allegedly got into a fight with another Tunisian. The motives for the confrontation are unclear. He sustained a stab wound to the thigh, which reportedly severed his femoral artery.

Mr Tereshchenko was returning to his hotel on Monday when he saw the victim lying on the ground and bleeding profusely, surrounded by panicked passers-by.

He was able to use the first aid kit he has carried since joining the Ukrainian army three years ago.

“Lucky for the boy that I had the first aid kit… The blood would have leaked out by the time the ambulance arrived,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

He posted two photos: one showing a large quantity of blood on the flagstones of an alleyway and the other showing Italian paramedics attending to the victim.

“I saw he had a deep stab wound to the thigh. I took out a tourniquet to stop the loss of any more blood,” the 32-year-old told Corriere del Veneto, a local newspaper.

“I know [the first aid kit] a bit cumbersome, and my family are always telling me to leave it behind. But today, for the first time in three years, it was needed. It was lucky that I had it with me at that moment.”

The victim had lost a lot of blood and was losing consciousness, Mr Tereshchenko said.

“I tried to keep him awake until the medics arrived. I don’t know if he would have made it otherwise,” he added.

“The people standing around were in shock – no one intervened or knew what to do. Unfortunately in these last few years of war I have seen a lot, so I didn’t hesitate to intervene.”

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u/youngcuriousafraid 24d ago

I can only imagine the I told you sos to his family haha

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u/Ghaenor 23d ago

Man will have immunity to any criticism they might have for his entire life