Russia is funneling Ukraine’s war veterans into Paralympic sport — and IPC is letting them compete
Russia calls them "Heroes of Our Time". Ukraine calls them war criminals. The IPC calls them athletes.
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Russia wins back Paralympic arena while bombing Ukraine’s children
Since February 2022, Ukraine has lost 489 athletes to Russia’s full-scale war, with many more maimed. Yet in Seoul, IPC delegates voted to restore Russia’s and Belarus’s status, granting the Kremlin a propaganda stage.