Soldier Serhii Hutsan, callsign ZELENYI

A volunteer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I went to war on March 8, 2022, when not everyone yet believed it would last long. I knew it would. And that it would be hard. I served in the 228th Battalion, went through rotations in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia regions, and returned again to Kharkiv. We didn’t give up. War takes lives and health.

On April 1, 2023, in Bakhmut, during a combat mission, I sustained multiple shrapnel wounds to my left leg due to enemy fire from an automatic grenade launcher. The fragments cut deep into my thigh. Some were removed in Lviv. The rest will remain in me forever.

But that was only the beginning.

After the injury, serious problems began with the knee joints of both legs. In 2024–2025, I was already walking with a cane, unable to walk normally, but I was still holding on. I endured the pain because I didn’t want to be a burden. But now — I can’t endure it any longer.

Doctors were clear: I need total knee replacements on both legs. The surgeries will be done in stages: first one knee, then the other. The operation itself will be performed free of charge. But I need to purchase a high-quality implant that can withstand the load and last for decades. This is my only hope of standing on my own two feet again.

The implant is expensive. Too expensive for me. That’s why I have to ask for help.

I have the honor of being awarded:

  • The Order “For Courage,” 3rd Class
  • The Medal “For the Defense of Bakhmut”

This is a great honor. But now I need not recognition, but real support — to live without pain.

I thank the "Citizen" Charity Foundation for supporting me and agreeing to help organize the fundraiser. Now — everything depends on those who care.
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The fundraiser for Serhii is closed. The implant has already been purchased, and the surgery was successfully performed. Ahead lies rehabilitation and the path toward a full life.

We are deeply grateful to our friend from Poland — Paweł. Your help was decisive. And a huge thank you to everyone who contributed through donations, sharing, or kind words. This result is a collective support that gives Serhii hope and strength to keep going.

We are here. And we continue to be the rear for those who defended us.

With faith in complete recovery.

 

COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000