Soldier Serhii Volkov, callsign is VOVK

I signed a contract and joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2021, while the Joint Forces Operation was still ongoing. From the very beginning, my war has been in Donetsk region. Since the first days of the full-scale invasion, I’ve been holding the defense in Krasnohorivka, Marinka, and Novomykhailivka with my comrades. Later, we were redeployed to Spirne, where new challenges began.

In 2023, during intense artillery shelling, I sustained a shrapnel injury to my eye. I’ve nearly lost sight in one eye and have already undergone three surgeries. But as soon as I could, I returned to the front. I served again near Spirne, and then in Fedorivka, Pereizne, and Kostyantynivske.

Unfortunately, during the fighting in that last direction, I sustained injuries to my hip joints. At first, I endured the pain — the front doesn’t wait. I kept going on missions, even though the pain became unbearable. Now, I can barely move with a cane. Doctors unanimously say: both hip joints need to be replaced.

The surgery will be done for free.

But I urgently need high-quality implants — they are absolutely critical. The endoprostheses must be durable, serve for decades, and allow me to move freely and live a normal life.

The cost of such implants is extremely high. I can’t cover it on my own. So, I’m forced to ask for help.
This is my chance to live without pain again, to walk without a cane, to stand by my comrades, and support my family.

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The fundraising for defender Serhii Volkov is CLOSED. The surgery has already been performed.
High-quality implants have been purchased and installed. The need has been fully covered.

This became possible thanks to your compassion — every donation, every share. And also thanks to our partners at the charitable organization Ukraine Charity, who became a reliable support in this fundraising effort.

Thank you for your trust and help.

Ahead for Serhii lies rehabilitation: the path to recovery, adaptation, and returning to a life without pain. It won’t be easy, but now he has the most important thing — a chance. And the understanding that he is not alone.

We wish Serhii strength, endurance, and full recovery. And to everyone who was there — thank you for creating good together with us.

Together we can do more.
And we are not stopping.

 

COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 190,000