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BBC has included two Ukrainians in its list of the most influential and inspiring women of 2024

The BBC has named two Ukrainians—farmer Olha Olefirenko and Olha Rudnieva, founder of the Superhumans trauma center—among its list of the most influential and inspiring women of the year.

byOlena Mukhina

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12-year-old Ukrainian runs 5 km marathon on prosthetics to raise funds for a soldier

"I've experienced very difficult moments, but now I'm glad I can walk and run again," Yana says.

byOrysia Hrudka

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Ukrainian veteran who lost leg in war beats own time at Tokyo marathon with prosthetic

Roman Kashpur, a veteran of the Ukraine war who lost a leg after stepping on landmine, completed the 2024 Tokyo Marathon in 4 hours 50 minutes on a prosthetic leg, improving on his previous marathon times.

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Ukrainian veteran completes US Marine Corps Marathon after losing leg fighting Russian occupiers

Ukrainian veteran Roman Kashpur, who lost his leg fighting on the front line and now wears a prosthesis,…

byOlena Mukhina

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Innovative Ukrainian online platform debuts for professionals assisting amputees

In response to the growing number of amputees in Ukraine due to Russia’s war, a comprehensive online educational…

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Ukraine establishes modern prosthetics workshop in Lviv to help civilians and soldiers affected by Russian war

A modern prosthetics workshop has been established in Nezlamni (“unbroken”) National Rehabilitation Center in Lviv. The Center is…

byOlena Mukhina

Prostheses of Ukrainian serviceman Dmytro

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“We joke that if a leg is amputated below the knee it doesn’t count.” Soldiers get advanced prosthetics in Ukraine

In 2014, after the first Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory in the Donbas, soldiers who had lost limbs…

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How one Ukrainian inventor is revolutionizing prosthetics and rehabilitation

“The main tools are these: a vice, a drill, a saw with small cutters and this sandpaper,” says…

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Soldier uses disability compensation to launch eco-friendly business

After losing both legs at the front, Oleksandr Chalapchy invested all his disability compensation in an eco-friendly business…

byUkrainian media sources

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Canadian volunteers tackle bureaucracy to develop prosthetics in Ukraine

American, Canadian, and British medics are back to Ukraine. Nine Western professionals are spending two weeks in Lviv…

byViktoriia Zhuhan

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Life goes on for Ukrainian soldier survivor of Debaltseve battle

Vadim was a medical instructor before he lost his hands and legs in battle in Debaltseve. His story is…

byUkrainian media sources

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“Give a hand to Ukraine”: an initiative to give free prosthetic hands to Ukrainians that suffered from the Russian invasion

Orest learned how to make prosthetic hands by a new technology and has set up the community Give…

byVoices of Ukraine