Berlin CNN —Pavlo Kushnirov was among Ukrainian soldiers fighting in the eastern city of Bakhmut with114th territorial defence brigade on a sunny day last winter when Russian shelling changed his life forever.
German officials estimate there are between 30,000 and 50,000 Ukrainian amputees as a result of the conflict.
Now a German non-governmental organization is working to bring wounded Ukrainian soldiers to Berlin so they can be fitted with custom-made artificial limbs and given treatment that will allow them to lead as normal a life as possible.
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 “Life Bridge Ukraine.” They hope to start what they see as a new life soon.
Battlefield conditions in Ukraine mean limbs must often be amputated quickly to save soldiers’ lives.
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Berlin CNN — Pavlo Kushnirov, Vitaliy, “, ”, ” Vitaliy, Pavlo Kushnirov, Marko Gänsl, Seeger, Gänsl, Kushnirov, ” Gänsl, ’, Pavlo Kushnirov Gänsl, Omelchenko, ” Keen, Valerii, Janine von Wolfersdorff, Von Wolfersdorff, ” Von Wolfersdorff, Vitali Klitschko, Kai Wegner, Chris Stern, Volodymyr Havrylov, Havrylov, ” ‘, Kazakov, ” Kushnirov, Heiko Laschitzki Sayko
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