The war took away their limbs. Now bionic prostheses empower wounded Ukrainian soldiers
1 year ago

The war took away their limbs. Now bionic prostheses empower wounded Ukrainian soldiers

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — When Alexis Cholas lost his right arm as a volunteer combat medic near the front lines in eastern Ukraine, his civilian career as a surgeon was over. Engineer Oleksandr collects bionic prostheses for Ukrainian soldiers at the Esper Bionics office in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. Dr. Alexis Cholas smokes a cigarette using his bionic hand outside of the hospital’s rehabilitation center in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Unbroken purchases bionic prostheses from German and Icelandic companies as well as Esper Bionics, whose notable advantage is having both a manufacturing and a service center in Ukraine. Dr. Alexis Cholas, left, bandages an amputated limb of Serhiy Hohdan, Ukrainian soldier at the hospital’s rehabilitation center in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023.

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

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