"Both of them?"
The room froze for a momentat the careless question from one corner.
Ukraine and Russia.Two countries pointing guns at each other,ordering the same medical system at the same time.
Diplomatically—and logically—it made no sense.
Doyoon nodded.
"That's exactly why it's possible."
He continued slowly.
"We're not selling weapons.""We're selling trucks that save lives."
The Russian contract: 20 units.The Ukrainian contract: 15 units.
Initial contract values:160 billion won and 120 billion won.
Combined: 280 billion won.
Separate from the Middle East deal,these contracts included special conditions for war zones.
There was only one core principle.
Doctor Trucks do not ask for nationality.
The Ukrainian contract included the clause:
"This equipment is not military hardwareand prioritizes life regardless of front lines or civilian status."
The Russian contract contained nearly identical wording.
A TF team member comparing the documents muttered,
"If you look at just the sentences…it's like we signed with the same country."
Song Jaemin smiled bitterly.
"That's how medicine was always supposed to be," he said."We just forgot."
First Deployment in a War Zone
The first real deployment was in eastern Ukraine.
A village cut off by shelling.Helicopters couldn't approach.Existing ambulances lay half-destroyed.
The Doctor Truck moved slowly—but it did not stop.
A medical-only vehicle body.Shrapnel-protection design.Inside, surgery was already prepared.
A penetrating leg wound. Massive bleeding.
Nationality?Identification?
None of that mattered.
They saved him.And it ended there.
No cost.No signatures.No cards.No insurance.
The footage aired across Europe almost immediately.
"This is not humanitarian aid.""This is a system."
The line became a headline across multiple countries.
Russia — An Unexpected Scene
The first deployment in Russia was quieter.
A factory explosion.A media-controlled zone.
Almost no footage leaked out.
But one photo escaped.
Workers standing beside a Doctor Truck.Above it, a short caption.
"The rescue was free."
That single line shook the internet.
On Russian forums, a post appeared:
"Hospitals ask about money.The truck didn't even ask my name."
What the Numbers Really Mean
Russia: 20 units.Ukraine: 15 units.Total: 35 trucks.
Even simple math showedannual revenue of roughly 280 billion won.
But Doyoon was looking at something else.
"This is the standard now."
A medical system that functions in war zones.Equipment that isn't condemned even when crossing borders.A revenue structure that survives while saving lives.
The TF team summary read:
Cost vs. helicopters: 1/8Dispatch success rate: 2.3×Medical staff attrition: significantly reducedPublic trust: overwhelming
Backlash erupted in medical communities.
"Why do we charge money and get cursed,while trucks save lives for free and become heroes?"
Song Jaemin answered simply.
"They're not heroes because it's free.""They're heroes because they save lives."
That Night
An official statement came from a domestic medical organization.
"The Doctor Truck modelmay destabilize Korea's healthcare system."
Doyoon read it and smiled quietly.
"What's shaking isn't the system," he said."It's vested interests."
He brought up the next agenda item.
"Pilot Program for Comprehensive Emergency Medical Reform."
The room stirred.
Someone muttered,
"So… this is where the real fight begins."