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(Reuters) – On a brightly painted bus that doubles as a high-tech medical evacuation unit in Ukraine, Stasik lies on one of six beds linked to blood pressure and heart monitors and intravenous drips for patients who need them. The 45-year-old soldier, who gave only his first name, lost his right arm when a tank shell struck his position in fighting against Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. The arm has been amputated and his condition is stable, and now he and nine other troops wounded in battle are on their way from a small hospital in a town that cannot be named for security reasons to a lar…