Dr Ugrinovski's primary mission was to provide healthcare to members in the expedition, to examine the effects of severe living conditions on the heart and blood circulation, and, as a personal goal, to examine human behaviour after long periods of isolation in extreme conditions.
Misiunea principala a doctorului Ugrinovski a fost aceea de a oferi asistenta medicala membrilor expeditiei, de a examina efectele conditiilor extreme de viata asupra inimii si a circulatiei sanguine si, ca un scop personal, de a examina comportamentul uman in conditii de izolare si in situatii limita.