Citizen / Gromadyanyn Charity Foundation launched the "Cyborgs" program - a modern prosthetics program for the Ukrainian soldiers, who lost their limbs. Our objective is to help them remain Superheroes with super powers in a mundane peaceful world, owing to the modern prosthetics technologies, to physical and psychological rehabilitation.
To change society, to contribute to being a proud citizen.
Soldier Pavlo Nesterenko, call sign “MISHKA”
On 06th March, 2022, he was mobilized for service in a tank brigade. He participated in the defense of Chernihiv, for which he received a medal "FOR DEFENSE OF THE NATIVE COUNTRY".
On 14th August, 2022 he was wounded in Pervomaiske settlement, Donetsk region.
His left upper limb was amputated at a high level. He had a contusion. Now he experiences problems with hearing, cannot see, but is still hoping to regain his sight. Now he needs a component for the prosthesis called "Electronic Hook".
COLLECTING: UAH 215,000
Soldier history
Soldier, call sign «BORMAN»
Wounded on June 19th 2022 near Kharkiv. Endoprosthesis of the elbow joint is required. The treatment of the soldier with the call sign Borman continues. For the end of January 2023 an arthroplasty operation is scheduled in the German clinic Evangelisches Krankenhaus Lutherhaus gemeinnützige GmbH, the specialists of which specialize in such severe cases.
COLLECTING: UAH 990,560
Soldier history
Soldier Dmytro Bakal, call sign «BAIKAL»
On 02.06.2022, while performing a military task in the village of Bakhmut, he was caught under rocket and artillery fire. He received an open penetrating diametric craniocerebral wound, bruises, severe brain damage and a gunshot blind wound to the left shoulder blade. The lower third of the right tibia was amputated. As of now, the prosthetic leg has been fitted, the soldier is learning to speak and write again. His right arm remains non-functional and requires a Saebo Glove orthesis.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 10,624.74
Soldier history
Soldier Vitalii Romanko, call sign «HIMERA»
As a result of being wounded while performing a combat mission in the Luhansk region in March 2020, his leg was amputated. After February 24, 2022, he was back to defend the state. During his service, the load on the prosthesis increased. Now he needs to replace the liner in the prosthesis.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 35,405.86
Soldier history
Soldier Artur
«On March 31st, while performing a combat mission in Kherson region, I was wounded. My left lower limb was traumatically torn off.
Now I am walking with a prosthesis. I am grateful to the Citizen charity foundation for paying for my "knee". If it weren't for you, now I would not have a prosthesis at all, because the permanent prosthesis broke down.»
TRANSFERRED: UAH 118,839.90
Soldier history
Leading prosthetics company, which manufactured and fitted its first prosthesis in 1992. Presently, the head of the company Oleksandr Stetsenko and his team manufacture upper and lower limb prostheses of any complexity for different degrees of amputation, using the most advanced technologies in the field of prosthetics.
The goal of the «UNBROKEN» center is to help Ukrainians remain UNBROKEN and get all the necessary help here, in their own country, near their families. The center provides physical, psychological and social rehabilitation. Each person receives not only a prosthesis, but also returns to a full life.
Help Army is one of Ukraine's largest and most visible volunteer aid organisations supporting the Ukrainian military. It provides technical, material, medical and other assistance to soldiers, as well as support for the demobilised, children of demobilised parents and residents of affected communities. It operates in co-operation with the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. Through the charitable foundation "Kharkiv with You" established by Help Army, the latter carries out various humanitarian projects. In particular, the Help Army's Music Battalion has been active since 2014 and it has held about 1,000 concerts on the front line. Help Army was awarded the non-governmental Order "People's Hero of Ukraine" (2015), and members of the organisation were awarded state and non-governmental awards.
Serhii Zhadan
UKRAINE
Writer, translator, social activist, frontman of the bands "Zhadan and Dogs" and "Mannerheim Line".
Oleksandr Filonenko
UKRAINE
Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Theory of Culture and Philosophy of Science, Faculty of Philosophy V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.
Roman Kashpur
UKRAINE
Military scout, record holder of Ukraine. The 16-ton An-26 aircraft moved from place to place on the prosthesis. Winner of the «Games of Heroes» project.
Marko Theren
ESTONIA
Writer, public figure, volunteer. Initiator of the movement #UkrainianLanguageCircles and marathon #LanguageActivism. Founder of the all-Ukrainian initiative #BeneficialBookTower.
Viktor Marynchak
UKRAINE
Rector of the Church of John the Theologian of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (Kharkiv)
Andriy Zelinskyy
UKRAINE
Chief Chaplain of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), Advisor to the Head of the UGCC on Communication Strategy. Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Ukrainian Veterans Foundation under the Ministry of the Veterans' Affairs. Lecturer of the Ethics-Politics-Economics program at the Ukrainian Catholic University and the Institute of Leadership and Management of UCU. Co-founder and lecturer at the Ukrainian Leadership Academy, an author of books, publicist, and public figure.
