Dossier
Ukrainian amputees
Coverage of Ukrainian amputees in the Nexus archive.
- For one Ukrainian war amputee, rebuilding is painful after a Russian strike killed her husband
Iryna Nakonechna, a Ukrainian woman who lost her leg and husband in a Russian missile attack, is rebuilding her life through resilience and adaptive practices like knitting capybara toys. The war has led to a rise in amputees in Ukraine, prompting expanded prosthetics services and societal shifts.