The soldiers, still outfitted in camo, arrived not by cargo plane or armored carrier but by wheelchair, and formed up before a crowd bearing flags, flowers and the traditional loaves of bread. There were handshakes, hugs and song — the Ukrainian national anthem, of course — and a few photos, but no long-winded speeches or […]
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Ukraine War Amputees Find New Limbs, and Hope
It did not take long for amputees to begin coming off the Ukrainian battlefield. Our photographer captured their new fight, to lead ordinary lives again.