Back to battle: How amputee Ukrainian soldiers are returning to war against Russia with artificial limbs
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Back to battle: How amputee Ukrainian soldiers are returning to war against Russia with artificial limbs

Live Mint  

Ukrainian troops have lost limbs in combat, but prosthetics are helping them return to the front lines. Andrii Rubliuk – fighting without limbs After losing both arms and a leg in an explosion, Ukrainian intelligence officer Andrii Rubliuk was determined to return to combat. Fighting without them—that’s a challenge.” Andrii Rubliuk, a senior sergeant with a Ukrainian intelligence unit who lost both arms and a leg in combat, holds a rifle during military training near Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 14, 2025. Phantom limb pain haunts him, but he remains committed: “As long as the war continues, I won’t leave—I’ll help in any way I can.” Oleksandr Zhalinskyi – Adapting to a new role After losing his right arm to an artillery strike, Oleksandr Zhalinskyi transitioned from infantry to a navigator-driver, identifying safe evacuation routes. Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Zhalinskyi of the Azov brigade, who serves as a navigator for evacuation missions after losing his right arm in battle, holds up a rifle in Ukraine's Donetsk region on Jan. 31, 2025.

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Ukraine’s soldiers are losing arms and legs – then returning to war
1 month ago

Ukraine’s soldiers are losing arms and legs – then returning to war

The Independent  

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Ukrainian soldiers who returned to the battlefield after amputation
1 month ago

Ukrainian soldiers who returned to the battlefield after amputation

Associated Press  

DONETSK REGION, Ukraine — Many Ukrainian brigades have at least one, often several, amputee soldiers still on active duty, who chose to return to combat driven by the sense of responsibility amid the grim outlook for their country. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “I quickly accepted the fact that my leg was …

Wounded, recovered and back to war. Ukrainian soldiers are returning to battle after amputation
1 month ago

Wounded, recovered and back to war. Ukrainian soldiers are returning to battle after amputation

Associated Press  

DONETSK REGION, Ukraine — The Ukrainian intelligence soldier doesn’t know how long his clinical death lasted after an explosive detonated beneath him. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Zhalinskyi of the Azov brigade, who lost his right arm in battle, drives a car in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on Jan. 31, …

Russia is ‘recycling’ wounded troops, sending some to the frontline on crutches
1 month ago

Russia is ‘recycling’ wounded troops, sending some to the frontline on crutches

CNN  

Kyiv & London CNN — The Russian military is sending wounded troops on crutches back to the frontlines to fight, and redeploying soldiers with significant injuries to combat roles, as it struggles with growing manpower issues, according to videos and testimony obtained by CNN. “The Russians are recycling the wounded back into the fight,” one Western official said, referring to …

Ukraine’s wounded soldiers escape war at Putin’s favourite Greek mountain
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine’s wounded soldiers escape war at Putin’s favourite Greek mountain

The Independent  

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Ukraine war: Russia suffers ‘record 2,000 casualties in day’ as Kyiv military chief vows to reinforce eastern front
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine war: Russia suffers ‘record 2,000 casualties in day’ as Kyiv military chief vows to reinforce eastern front

The Independent  

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Ukraine says Russia returned more than 500 soldiers' bodies
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine says Russia returned more than 500 soldiers' bodies

Hindustan Times  

Kyiv on Friday said Russian authorities returned over 500 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in combat, with most having died in the eastern Donetsk region. Soldiers search for bodies following rains and flash floods that caused rivers to overflow in Valencia and other parts of Spain, in the Poyo ravine in Quart de Poblet, Valencia, Spain, November 13, 2024. "As …

Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine’s forces at a crucial time in its war with Russia
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine’s forces at a crucial time in its war with Russia

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Desertion is starving the Ukrainian army of desperately needed manpower and crippling its battle plans at a crucial time in its war with Russia, which could put Kyiv at a clear disadvantage in future ceasefire talks. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “This problem is critical,” said Oleksandr Kovalenko, a …

How an amputee soccer team is helping Ukrainian soldiers overcome the trauma of war
9 months, 1 week ago

How an amputee soccer team is helping Ukrainian soldiers overcome the trauma of war

LA Times  

Valentyn Romaniuk enlisted in the Ukrainian army the day after the Russian invasion in February 2022. “Those who were serving — and who are still serving in the military — they’re real heroes for us,” Inna Khmyzova, the director of Shakhtar Donetsk’s social foundation, said in a teleconference. It’s an opportunity to distract myself from those medical things, medical procedures.” …

‘A new life’: Ukrainian war amputees travel to Germany for custom-made limbs
9 months, 3 weeks ago

‘A new life’: Ukrainian war amputees travel to Germany for custom-made limbs

CNN  

Berlin CNN — Pavlo Kushnirov was among the Ukrainian soldiers fighting in the eastern city of Bakhmut with the 114th territorial defense brigade on a sunny day last winter when Russian shelling changed his life forever. Kushnirov and Sayko-Kazakov are among the first of 60 severely wounded Ukrainian soldiers who will receive treatment in Germany, thanks to the Berlin-based NGO …

‘A new life’: Ukrainian war amputees travel to Germany for custom-made limbs
9 months, 3 weeks ago

‘A new life’: Ukrainian war amputees travel to Germany for custom-made limbs

CNN  

Berlin CNN — Pavlo Kushnirov was among the Ukrainian soldiers fighting in the eastern city of Bakhmut with the 114th territorial defense brigade on a sunny day last winter when Russian shelling changed his life forever. Kushnirov and Sayko-Kazakov are among the first of 60 severely wounded Ukrainian soldiers who will receive treatment in Germany, thanks to the Berlin-based NGO …

Russia, Ukraine exchange POWs for the first time in months. Bodies of fallen are also swapped
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia, Ukraine exchange POWs for the first time in months. Bodies of fallen are also swapped

LA Times  

A Ukrainian serviceman reacts after returning from captivity as part of an exchange of POWs in Sumy region, Ukraine, on Friday. Ukraine and Russia exchanged prisoners of war on Friday, each sending back 75 POWs in the first such swap in the last three months, officials said. Ukraine has in the past urged Russia to swap “all for all,” and …

More than 450,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded since Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine two years ago, Britain's armed forces minister reveals
10 months, 3 weeks ago

More than 450,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded since Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine two years ago, Britain's armed forces minister reveals

Daily Mail  

More than 450,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded since Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine just over two years ago, Britain's armed forces minister has revealed. Tory minister Leo Docherty added in response to a question posed by Labour MP John Healey that 'tens of thousand more have already deserted since the start of the conflict', though …

Ukraine and Russia exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in first swap after plane crash
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine and Russia exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in first swap after plane crash

The Independent  

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Russia has lost nearly 90% of its troops in Ukraine war: US intel report
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia has lost nearly 90% of its troops in Ukraine war: US intel report

Hindustan Times  

A declassified US intelligence report assessed that the Ukraine war has cost Russia 315,000 dead and injured troops- nearly 90% of the personnel it had when the conflict began. The report also claimed that Moscow's losses in personnel and armored vehicles to Ukraine's military have set back Russia’s military modernization by 18 years, news agency Reuters reported. The report assessed …

Upward of 20,000 Ukrainian amputees face trauma on a scale unseen since WWI
1 year, 6 months ago

Upward of 20,000 Ukrainian amputees face trauma on a scale unseen since WWI

Associated Press  

LVIV, Ukraine — The small band of soldiers gather outside to share cigarettes and war stories, sometimes casually and sometimes with a degree of testiness over recollections made unreliable by their last day fighting, the day the war took away their limbs. That’s a really complicated adjustment to make and it needs to be made with another human being,” said …

Upward of 20,000 Ukrainian amputees face trauma on a scale unseen since WWI
1 year, 6 months ago

Upward of 20,000 Ukrainian amputees face trauma on a scale unseen since WWI

The Independent  

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Ukraine war troop deaths and wounded nearing 500,000, say US officials
1 year, 7 months ago

Ukraine war troop deaths and wounded nearing 500,000, say US officials

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of troops killed …

Ukrainian soldiers who were blinded in combat face the new battle of navigating the world again
1 year, 7 months ago

Ukrainian soldiers who were blinded in combat face the new battle of navigating the world again

Associated Press  

RIVNE, Ukraine — Along a bustling street in a western Ukrainian city, Denys Abdulin takes his first independent strides since he was severely wounded and blinded while fighting invading Russian troops more than a year ago. “Everyone pays their price for freedom in Ukraine,” Abdulin, who spent months confined to a hospital bed and rarely takes off his dark shades, …

‘Our own front line’: Ukrainian surgeons see wave of wounded soldiers since counteroffensive began
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Our own front line’: Ukrainian surgeons see wave of wounded soldiers since counteroffensive began

The Independent  

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Ukraine and Russia each send home about 100 troops in prisoner swap
1 year, 11 months ago

Ukraine and Russia each send home about 100 troops in prisoner swap

LA Times  

A scene of devastation Sunday in Bakhmut, Ukraine, the site of heavy battles in the Donetsk region. More than 200 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have returned home in a prisoner swap, the warring countries said Monday. Russia’s Defense Ministry said 106 Russian soldiers were released from Ukrainian custody as part of an agreement with Ukraine. Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr …

Ukrainian army doctors battle to save lives and limbs on front line
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukrainian army doctors battle to save lives and limbs on front line

ABC  

On the heaviest days of fighting in east Ukraine, teams of army doctors near the front line can carry out five amputations at a time as they try to save limbs and lives. Warning some readers may find the content of this article distressing Key points: Fighting is fierce in the Donetsk region of east Ukraine Doctors at military hospital …

Ukraine says it has lost up to 13,000 soldiers in war against Russia
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine says it has lost up to 13,000 soldiers in war against Russia

The Independent  

Ukraine has lost up to 13,000 soldiers since the beginning of Russia's nearly 10-month-long unprovoked war, presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said. "We have official figures from the general staff, we have official figures from the top command, and they amount to 10,000 and 12,500 to 13,000 killed," Mr Podolyak said. His remarks were the first official estimate of the dead …

Ukraine: Wounded Russian soldiers ‘abandoned by fleeing comrades’ as Putin’s army withdraw from Kherson
2 years, 4 months ago

Ukraine: Wounded Russian soldiers ‘abandoned by fleeing comrades’ as Putin’s army withdraw from Kherson

The Independent  

Russian soldiers are leaving their wounded behind as they desperately flee from Kherson, a Ukrainian soldier has claimed. The strengthening advance from Volodymyr Zelensky’s troops has forced Moscow to fall back, and in the 24 hours since Russia began its withdrawal, Ukrainian troops have recaptured more than 250 square kilometres of territory. Nikolai, a Ukrainian soldier fighting in the region, …

100,000 Russian military casualties in Ukraine: US general
2 years, 4 months ago

100,000 Russian military casualties in Ukraine: US general

Al Jazeera  

More than 100,000 Russian military personnel killed or wounded in Ukraine, with Kyiv’s forces likely suffering a similar figure, top American general says. About 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed and wounded since the invasion of Ukraine, and Kyiv’s armed forces “probably” suffered a similar level of casualties, the top US general says. ‘Perhaps even weeks’ Milley and Ukrainian President …

In Ukraine’s retaken battlefields, soldiers recover bodies
2 years, 6 months ago

In Ukraine’s retaken battlefields, soldiers recover bodies

Associated Press  

PRUDYANKA, Ukraine — The four soldiers lay in the grass, sleeping bags and cans of food, some opened, scattered around them. The area was of strategic importance as its high ground is among the positions where Russian artillery could easily strike Kharkiv, Ukraine’s hard-hit second-largest city, said Col. Vitalii Shum, deputy commander of the 3rd Brigade of Ukraine’s National Guard, …

Six months on, Ukraine fights war, faces painful aftermath
2 years, 7 months ago

Six months on, Ukraine fights war, faces painful aftermath

The Hindu  

Danyk Rak enjoys riding his bike, playing soccer and quiet moments with the family's short-legged dog and two white cats, Pushuna and Lizun. “I want to be an air force pilot.” ‘This bridge was the road from hell’ Before the Russian withdrawal from Kyiv and surrounding areas on April 2, suburbs and towns near the city's airport were pounded by …

Russia struggles to replenish its troops in Ukraine
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia struggles to replenish its troops in Ukraine

Associated Press  

The prisoners at the penal colony in St. Petersburg were expecting a visit by officials, thinking it would be some sort of inspection. Speaking on condition of anonymity because she feared reprisals, she said her boyfriend wasn’t among the volunteers, although with years left on his sentence, he “couldn’t not think about it.” As Russia continues to suffer losses in …

As losses mount, Russia struggles to replenish its troops in Ukraine
2 years, 7 months ago

As losses mount, Russia struggles to replenish its troops in Ukraine

LA Times  

The prisoners at the penal colony in St. Petersburg were expecting a visit by officials, thinking it would be some sort of inspection. Speaking on condition of anonymity because she feared reprisals, she said her boyfriend wasn’t among the volunteers, although with years left on his sentence, he “couldn’t not think about it.” As Russia continues to suffer losses in …

A ‘terrible nightmare': Treating Ukraine’s wounded civilians
2 years, 9 months ago

A ‘terrible nightmare': Treating Ukraine’s wounded civilians

Associated Press  

POKROVSK, Ukraine — In wheelchairs and on stretchers, in ambulances and on train station platforms, they wait. Run by the aid organization Medecins Sans Frontieres, the train is a lifeline for the overwhelmed hospitals in cities and towns near Ukraine’s front lines that are struggling to cope with an influx of war wounded on top of their usual flow of …

Photos: In Ukraine, limbs lost and lives devastated in an instant
2 years, 10 months ago

Photos: In Ukraine, limbs lost and lives devastated in an instant

Al Jazeera  

There is a cost to war – to the countries that wage it, to the soldiers who fight it, to the civilians who endure it. For nations, territory is gained and lost, and sometimes regained and lost again. For soldiers wounded while defending their country, their sense of purpose and belief in the cause they were fighting for can sometimes …

In Ukraine, limbs lost and lives devastated in an instant
2 years, 10 months ago

In Ukraine, limbs lost and lives devastated in an instant

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — There is a cost to war — to the countries that wage it, to the soldiers who fight it, to the civilians who endure it. At first, “I was thinking, ‘Why did God leave me alive?’” said Olena, 45, her soft voice breaking. “But to be injured in such a way was very hard.” Still, he’s spoken …

In Ukraine, limbs lost and lives devastated in an instant
2 years, 10 months ago

In Ukraine, limbs lost and lives devastated in an instant

The Independent  

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Nearly 60 feared dead after Russia bombs Ukraine school
2 years, 10 months ago

Nearly 60 feared dead after Russia bombs Ukraine school

India Today  

Dozens of Ukrainians were feared dead Sunday after a Russian bomb flattened a school sheltering about 90 people in its basement, while Ukrainian troops refused to surrender at a besieged steel plant that Moscow’s invading forces sped to seize before Russia’s Victory Day holiday. The Washington-based think tank added that “the Ukrainian counteroffensive demonstrates promising Ukrainian capabilities.” However, the Ukrainian …

Ukraine-Russia war: Human rights groups say children with severe disabilities tied to beds as thousands were abandoned
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine-Russia war: Human rights groups say children with severe disabilities tied to beds as thousands were abandoned

ABC  

AP The wives of at least two Ukrainian soldiers inside Azovstal have been in Rome pleading with the international community for an evacuation of the soldiers there, arguing they deserve the same rights as civilians. Kateryna Prokopenko, whose husband, Denys Prokopenko, commands the Azov Regiment at the plant, told The Associated Press she went without word from him for more …

Ukraine: Dozens of dead civilians found on street in Bucha as Russian forces retreat
2 years, 11 months ago

Ukraine: Dozens of dead civilians found on street in Bucha as Russian forces retreat

The Independent  

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Russian commander who was deliberately run over with a tank by his own soldiers has DIED
2 years, 11 months ago

Russian commander who was deliberately run over with a tank by his own soldiers has DIED

Daily Mail  

A Russian brigade commander in Ukraine has died after being run down with a tank by his own mutinous troops, it was revealed today. There was no independent corroboration of the claim, but a video released by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov - a close ally of Vladimir Putin - allegedly showed Medvedev being transported by medical troops to Belarus for …

Hundreds gather to honor fallen Ukrainian soldiers
3 years ago

Hundreds gather to honor fallen Ukrainian soldiers

NPR  

Hundreds gather to honor fallen Ukrainian soldiers Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR The first of Ukraine's fallen soldiers are starting to return home. Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR A U.S. defense analyst estimates more than 1,500 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the first five days of the war. Enlarge this image toggle …

Moscow says 498 Russians killed in Ukraine since invasion started
3 years ago

Moscow says 498 Russians killed in Ukraine since invasion started

Al Jazeera  

Russia rejects reports of ‘incalculable losses’ and about the involvement of cadets or conscripts in the fighting. Russia’s Ministry of Defence has said that 498 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine and 1,597 more sustained wounds, in the first report of casualties by Moscow since it launched an invasion on February 24. Defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov on Wednesday …

Ukraine says 24 soldiers killed in country’s east this year
3 years, 11 months ago

Ukraine says 24 soldiers killed in country’s east this year

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Tuesday that 24 of the country’s soldiers have been killed so far this year in eastern regions where cease-fire violations have escalated in recent weeks. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov insisted Monday that Russia could deploy its forces wherever it deems necessary on its territory, adding that the troops’ movements “shouldn’t cause the …

Russia Reports Troop Deaths In Ukraine, But Calls Them 'Volunteers'
10 years, 6 months ago

Russia Reports Troop Deaths In Ukraine, But Calls Them 'Volunteers'

NPR  

Russia Reports Troop Deaths In Ukraine, But Calls Them 'Volunteers' Enlarge this image toggle caption Dmitry Serebryakov/AFP/Getty Images Dmitry Serebryakov/AFP/Getty Images Ukraine and the West, including the United States, insist that the Russian army has been fighting in eastern Ukraine, a charge that Russia just as vehemently denies. The Russian TV channel NTV carried a report on the funerals of …

Ukraine crisis: Russian mothers of killed and captured soldiers ask 'why are our sons fighting in Ukraine?'
10 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine crisis: Russian mothers of killed and captured soldiers ask 'why are our sons fighting in Ukraine?'

The Independent  

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