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Ukrainians taught about artificial limbs in Germany to help war wounded

Ukrainian patient Denys from Kropyvnytskyi puts on his prosthetic leg for therapeutic exercise at the artificial limb manufacturers Ottobock in Duderstadt, Germany, on 4th April, 2023.

Duderstadt, Germany Reuters Denys Kryvenko was among Ukrainian soldiers retreating from the eastern city of Bakhmut in October when Russian shells hit. The 24-year-old woke up in hospital with a missing arm and leg: glad to be alive but unsure if he would ever walk again. Ukrainian patient Denys from Kropyvnytskyi puts on his prosthetic […]

Ukraine needs more prosthetics clinicians as war toll mounts

Dmytro Zilko, a soldier and a patient of the clinic exercises on a new prosthesis with rehabilitation specialist Maria in a prosthetics clinic in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 9th March, 2023.

London, UK/Kyiv, Russia Reuters The steady stream of wounded soldiers into a clinic for artificial limbs in Kyiv is a stark reminder of the human cost of Russia’s war on Ukraine, where military casualties are a secret closely guarded by both sides. Unrelenting artillery fire along a 1,000-kilometre front line and Russia’s frequent use of […]