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According to the International Law and Rule 25, “Medical personnel exclusively assigned to medical duties must be respected and protected in all circumstances. They lose their protection if they commit, outside their humanitarian function, acts harmful to the enemy.” (1, 2). Despite this law, it is not uncommon that this aspect of international law is violated during conflicts. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has emphasized that the problem of not protecting health care workers in a war zone is one of the most crucial yet overlooked humanitarian issues today (3), and conflict andwar situations increase risk to harm of suchworkers (4, 5). Furthermore, the deleterious effects of war zone operations on health workers extends tomaterial and supply shortages including breakdown in the supply of services (e.g., electricity, medicines, and equipment) which further increases stress on health care personnel (6). In the current conflict in Ukraine, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) has highlighted in a press release that the safety of health care workers during this conflict is paramount (7). This plea has been sent to both to both Ukrainian and Russian respective associations.