ONGOING FUNDRAISING FOR THE WOUNDED. Heroes' Stories
Soldier Oleksandr, call sign is FEYKHOA
I am 24 years old. I joined the military back in 2019, because I have always believed that every man should go through this path. And when the country is at war, there is no other option. I fought in the south, in my native Kherson region — where every meter of land has special meaning. On August 23, 2022, at around 4:25 a.m., I was on combat duty. At that moment, russian troops struck our positions with artillery. I sustained a severe blast injury: damage to the spine and spinal cord, multiple fractures, and a spinal cord contusion. I remember crawling out of the tent myself after the strike, how paramedics picked me up… I could not walk. A wheelchair became my reality. Doctors gave cautious prognosis, because no one knew for sure whether I would recover after such a severe injury. But I had no intention of giving up.
First — a wheelchair. Then — two crutches. Today, I can already walk with one cane. I underwent rehabilitation in Modrychi for 10 months. I also completed a course at the “Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center.” It was here that I truly began to regain my ability to walk and return to an active life. I also trained independently at home. My key goal is to completely eliminate my dependence on a cane. To achieve this, I need to significantly improve strength, endurance, coordination, reduce the risk of falls, and restore movement speed. I need an additional course at the “Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center” of NCSIU. This is my chance not just to walk, but to return to the ranks, be useful, and continue my service.
COLLECTING: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Yevhenii Gavrileiko, call sign STARLINK
It all started in 2022, when the full-scale invasion began. For five days I kept knocking on the doors of the TDF and the enlistment office… But they told me: “You’re too young, go home.” I was 19. I replied: “Alright. When you need me — you’ll find me.” A year later, a draft notice came to my workplace. I showed up to update my data — and on 23.02.2023 I was already in training. I joined the 81st Separate Airmobile Slobozhanska Brigade, the 90th Separate Airmobile Battalion.
The injury happened suddenly. We were rotating at the position. We reached the evacuation point, quickly got into the vehicle. A fellow soldier and I jumped into the cabin. The driver hit the gas — and we moved out. The enemy mortar was already working on us. Then darkness. I woke up in Mechnikov Hospital. Then I remember being transported to Kyiv. I still didn’t understand what had happened to me… Then I began learning everything again. Speaking — syllable by syllable. My head hurt so much that I felt like I just wanted to take it off. They bought me a children’s primer, and I read it like a kid. From the beginning. Step by step. Then I started walking. The same way like a child. Holding on. Slowly. With support from my family.
Then rehabilitation began. To return to a full life, I need specialized rehabilitation at the “Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center” of NCSIU. It is a chance to strengthen my body and regain control over myself.
Unfortunately, such rehabilitation requires significant funds, which my family cannot afford on our own.
COLLECTING: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Oleksandr Tymoshchuk, call sign TIOMA
Back in 2014, when the war first came to our land, I went to the ATO. We were sent to Konotop, and later to Debaltseve. We carried out our tasks, held positions, and back then we were lucky — we all returned home. At that time, I thought the worst was already behind me.But on February 24, 2022, it all started again. From the first days of the full-scale invasion, I voluntarily went to defend Ukraine. At first, I was in Kyiv region, in the village of Bazar. Then — Mykolaiv direction, later — Donetsk. We were also in many of the hottest spots in Kharkiv region. May 19, 2022, the village of Trypillia, Bakhmut district — the day that divided my life into “before” and “after.” I sustained a blast injury, shrapnel wounds to the back of my neck, an open fracture of the cervical spine with spinal cord damage… In total, I underwent 16 surgeries. Later, I was sent to the Czech Republic, to the city of Olomouc. When I arrived there, I weighed only 40 kilograms. I was extremely weak. I was again connected to a ventilator and put back on IV nutrition. But that is where recovery began. The pressure sore started to heal, and my condition gradually stabilized. I became much stronger: my arms strengthened, I started to slightly move my thumb. I can speak normally again, without whispering. Panic attacks have become less frequent. I began to communicate more with friends and fellow soldiers who have similar injuries. Now I am starting rehabilitation here in Ukraine at the “Agape” center, and there is still a very long road ahead. Specialists have already begun working with me actively and very attentively. Now my greatest desire is to feel my body again, to be mobile. I know it is possible. But for this, I need long-term specialized rehabilitation. Its cost is unaffordable for my family, so I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTING: UAH 112,000
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Soldier Ruslan Khlystun, call sign KHLYST
On the first day of full-scale invasion I went to the military enlistment office myself. At first, I served in a security company — checkpoints, duty shifts, then guarding an airfield in Kyiv region, where I am from. Later, I completed officer courses at the Odesa Academy, received the rank of junior lieutenant, and was assigned to the 30th Separate Mechanized Brigade. I became a platoon commander. Our unit was carrying out tasks on the Donetsk and Kupiansk (Kharkiv region) directions. On January 6, 2024, during participation in combat operations I received my first serious injury. As a result of a strike by an aerial bomb (KAB), our solid concrete shelter was completely destroyed. We were trapped inside. I sustained a closed traumatic brain injury, cephalgic syndrome, and a contusion of the right knee joint. That injury marked the beginning of serious problems with my knee. My second severe injury - a blast injury and multiple shrapnel wounds: to the chest, abdomen, right shoulder, both thighs, as well as a fracture of the lower third of the right tibia - I received on July 16, 2024, while carrying out a combat mission. We fell into a drone ambush under heavy enemy artillery fire. Today, I have severe damage to my knee joint. I cannot move properly, cannot squat or stand normally. Every movement is accompanied by pain. Despite this, I remain in service alongside my brothers-in-arms. Now my main task is to get back on my feet. I need knee joint endoprosthesis. At Bohuslav Hospital, doctors are ready to perform the surgery free of charge. However, I must purchase the high-quality knee joint prosthesis myself. That is why I am asking for help.
COLLECTING: UAH 137,600
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Soldier Valerii Chyrka, call sign is VELES
I am a junior sergeant, a combat medic of the 110th Territorial Defense Brigade.
At the beginning of March 2022, I voluntarily went to the military enlistment office.
On September 27, 2024, in the Donetsk direction, we were carrying out a combat mission. There were three of us at the position. Suddenly, a mortar attack began. One of my brothers-in-arms was killed. I was seriously wounded. Blast injury, traumatic brain injury, concussion, two open fractures of the right tibia with displacement, and multiple shrapnel wounds. The consequences of the injury turned out to be very severe. I am missing part of my frontal bone, and some fragments will remain in my body forever. About 13 centimeters of bone are missing in my right leg. At first, this gap was filled with a cement spacer and an Ilizarov apparatus was installed. I was admitted twice to the septic surgery department because the apparatus began to suppurate. After examinations, it became clear: I needed a customized titanium implant, manufactured specifically for my case. The implant has integrated well. I can already put weight on my leg.However, during the course of treatment, my muscles have significantly atrophied, and every step is very difficult and painful. Currently, I move with two crutches.My biggest dream is to learn to walk again. At least with one cane.
For this, I need intensive specialized rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the National Sports Committee for the Disabled of Ukraine. I cannot afford this rehabilitation on my own. Therefore, I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Serhii
On February 26, 2022, I went to the military enlistment office to join the defense of Ukraine. I became a flamethrower operator.
In August 2022, on the Kherson direction, our convoy was ambushed. When I was shot, I did not feel any pain. I did not even immediately understand what had happened. I only felt as if something had suddenly left my legs, as if they had been covered with something heavy. I tried to move them, but I could not. There were two bullets. One damaged my spinal cord. The other — an explosive round — shattered inside my internal organs. I was losing blood and began to lose consciousness. The injury was extremely severe — pneumothorax, a lot of blood… After that, a long and very difficult treatment began. In two and a half months, my weight dropped from 68 kilograms to less than 40. After treatment in Ukraine, I was sent to Germany, where doctors fought for my life. They told me their prognosis honestly — I would not walk. Right now I urgently need specialized rehabilitation at the “AGAPE” rehabilitation center. It is necessary at least to restore the functioning of my urinary system and help my body regain basic functions, but it requires significant funds. That is why I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTING: UAH 92,400
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Soldier Serhii Hrechukha, call sign KRUPYNKA
On February 24, 2022, everything changed. I returned home to the Cherkasy region, helped build checkpoints, and joined the Territorial Defense, but I understood that the country needed people not only in the rear. So I made the decision to voluntarily mobilize.
In December 2022, I joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Since February 2023, I served in the 117th Separate Mechanized Brigade as a driver-electrician in the second mortar battalion.
On September 6, 2023, near the village of Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region, while moving to a position, we came under artillery fire… According to official medical records, I sustained severe blast and multiple shrapnel injuries, fractures, and significant damage to my right thigh and hip joint.
The doctors fought to save my leg. The situation was complicated by an infection that prevented immediate joint replacement. It interfered with treatment and delayed recovery. Now I can only move with crutches. I am not allowed to put any weight on my right leg. The joint is completely destroyed. The only chance to return to a normal life is total hip replacement. The doctors are ready to perform the surgery free of charge. However, I need to purchase a high-quality hip joint implant. Its cost is unaffordable for my family. That is why I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTING: UAH 140,800
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Soldier Oleg Paliichuk, call sign is ALIGATOR
I am a junior sergeant in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I voluntarily joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I was accepted quickly — young, motivated, ready to fight not just with weapons but for an idea. For a free Ukraine.
At first I served near my home. Later I continued service in Kyiv. It seemed like the rhythm was familiar. But soon I was sent to Kharkiv. It was just a stop. Then came the order to move to the Luhansk direction. That was the moment I understood: training was over. The real war had begun. Lyman. Bakhmut. Soledar. On March 28, 2023, while defending near the village of Bohdanivka in Donetsk region close to Bakhmut, I was seriously wounded under mortar and artillery fire. I suffered shrapnel gunshot wounds to both lower legs with a large soft tissue defect in my left leg… In Lviv, the doctors did everything possible and impossible to save my leg and they succeeded. I underwent repeated surgical wound care, VAC system placement, and autograft skin procedures. I was diagnosed with nerve damage in the lower limb, post‑traumatic neuropathy, contracture of the left ankle joint, persistent pain syndrome, and limited movement.
In addition, after numerous concussions, an MRI revealed a retrocerebellar cyst in my brain. Today I still need long‑term rehabilitation. But for full recovery, I need specialized treatment at the Sviatenko Clinic. Only there is it possible to undergo comprehensive rehabilitation aimed at restoring mobility, reducing pain, and returning to active life. But I need support to do this.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 80,000
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Soldier Oleksandr Tereshchenko, call sign LYON
In the spring of 2014, I voluntarily went to the enlistment office. I joined the 28th Mechanized Brigade, and was later assigned to the 79th Air Assault Brigade. In October 2014, with my unit, I arrived at Donetsk Airport, where we served in the new terminal. On October 15, the day of rotation, while repelling an assault, I tried to throw an enemy grenade out of the fortification. I was just a few seconds too slow — it exploded in my hands. The other soldiers were unharmed. I did not lose consciousness. I immediately understood that something terrible had happened to my arms.
During surgery, it was not possible to save my hands. My left arm was amputated at the forearm, and my right at the shoulder. I also sustained severe injuries to my face and eye. Thanks to the doctors in Dnipro, the eye was saved, although the sight in it was lost.
Today I use both bionic and mechanical prosthetics, often switching the hand to a functional hook depending on the situation. This has given me the ability to return to a full, active life. The reality is that a person with double amputation needs an entire arsenal of assistive devices, not just “one universal hand.” I travel a lot, work, and teach others and prosthetics wear out and need replacement. In 2026, I need to update the prosthetics on both arms. The state prosthetics program in Ukraine works well, but it does not always cover the full cost of the optimal configuration. For one electric functional hook, the state compensates 420,318 UAH, while the cost of the ETD2 hook with wrist flexion is 552,261 UAH. The difference is about 132,000 UAH.
This hook is designed for precise grips, work with loads, and critically important for me — it allows full independence in hygiene.
This is not a whim or a “comfort upgrade,” but a basic tool for independent living. Under the rules of the state program, this difference cannot be covered by substituting other components. That is why I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 131,943.15
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Soldier Yaroslav Semchyshyn, call sign DOVHYI
I am a junior sergeant in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. When the full‑scale invasion began, I went to the enlistment office on my own. I passed the selection for the Air Assault Forces, and joined the ranks of the 82nd Brigade.
We were being prepared for an operation that at the time was not spoken about aloud. Kursk. I served as the chief sergeant of the 3rd Air Assault Battalion. On August 6, 2024, the offensive began. Our task was to enter enemy territory and secure positions. Near the village of Novoivanivka, in a wooded area, I engaged in combat. I personally shot down two enemy drones. The third dropped a grenade. It exploded right on my head, piercing my kevlar helmet. We found ourselves surrounded. Evacuation under an offensive was almost impossible, but I called for it. The medics of our brigade did the impossible — they broke through to us.
At that moment, over the radio it was already reported: “DOVHYI — 200.”
But I survived.
The consequences of the injury are serious. I have left‑sided and partial right‑sided hemiparesis. I cannot control my left arm or leg, I cannot sit up independently, and I cannot take care of myself in daily life without external help. A long rehabilitation began… For courage and for the fact that I led my platoon out of encirclement without losses, I was personally awarded the Order “For Courage” III class by the President of Ukraine. The rehabilitation specialists note my perseverance and my will to work.
I am 42 years old. I have a son, parents, and a family. I very much want to return to the most independent life possible. The next and extremely important stage is the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center, which has extensive experience working with such severe injuries. But my family’s financial resources have been exhausted. We have done everything we could on our own, and now we are forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 120,000
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Soldier Oleg Filimonov, call sign BRODYAGA
In 2025, I voluntarily mobilized and joined the 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade. I was sent to the Kharkiv direction. On August 17, 2025, in the city of Vovchansk, we were carrying out a combat mission, holding a defensive position. At one moment, an enemy UAV dropped a munition. There was an explosion. I remained conscious. And I will remember that moment forever — the pain, the shock, the blood, and the full realization that it was either act now or there would be no “later.” In total, I was in tourniquets for over nine hours. That is what saved my life. And that is the reason both of my legs had to be amputated. Several difficult surgeries, hospitals, pain, and the realization of a new reality. High amputation of both lower limbs — this is not just a medical diagnosis. It is the moment when you have to learn to live again, accept yourself, and not break. Right now, I’m not making long‑term plans. For me, the most important things are to restore my physical and psychological state, learn how to live in these new conditions, and regain my independence and belief in the future. For this, I need quality, specialized rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the NCSIU — a place where they work with complex cases like mine, providing not only recovery but also a chance for an active life. Such rehabilitation requires significant funds, so I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 240,000
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Soldier Oleksii Solovey, call sign KOKS
In 2018, I completed my compulsory military service, and at the end of that year, I signed my first contract with the 92nd Brigade. I served in the ATO near Avdiivka. In 2019, I met a girl. We fell in love, made plans together, and dreamed of a future. She convinced me to leave the army. But at the end of that same year, she tragically died in a car accident. That loss broke me. For a long time, I couldn’t find a reason to keep going.
That’s why in September 2021, I signed another contract with my old brigade the 92nd. I faced the full-scale war in Kharkiv region. Our unit was stationed on the outskirts of Kharkiv and in the Kupiansk area.
On September 22, 2022, while carrying out a combat mission, the brakes on our vehicle failed. We made an emergency stop for repairs. I only remember a powerful explosion. The blast wave ripped the straps off my helmet — it flew off my head. Shrapnel hit my head. Then came darkness. I regained consciousness only at the end of October. I had been in a coma the whole time. My first memory was a sharp, electric-like pain in my leg and the voice of a doctor checking my body’s responsiveness. The right side worked. The left did not. My relatives raised money, and at the end of 2022, they sent me to a rehabilitation center in Modrychi. I was completely bedridden. In one month, they got me back on my feet and taught me how to walk again. My dream is to study IT. But after a severe traumatic brain injury, any kind of learning is hard. Memory issues, poor concentration, quick fatigue — these are all consequences of the injury.
I need a course at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the National Committee for Sports of the Disabled of Ukraine. It’s a chance to restore functions, strengthen both body and mind, and regain an active life after the war.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Volodymyr Mezhetovych call sign NORD
I am a lieutenant in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the platoon commander of the 157th Separate Brigade, call sign NORD. I was mobilized into military service in June 2024.
I took direct part in combat operations on the Donetsk front, in particular near Pokrovsk, in the area of the village of Tsukurine in Donetsk region. It was there, in October 2024, while carrying out a combat mission, that I sustained a severe wound to my arm as a result of a mortar strike. In total, I underwent seven surgical operations, including two abroad in Germany. The doctors did everything possible, but the consequences of the injury proved to be critical: my elbow joint is essentially non-functional, and constant pain and severe limitations in movement prevent me from living and serving normally. According to the doctors’ conclusions, the only real chance to restore function to my arm is endoprosthetics of the elbow joint. The surgeons are ready to perform the operation free of charge, but for this it is necessary to purchase a high-quality elbow joint implant — the cost of which is beyond my means, which is why I am forced to turn to a charitable foundation and to caring people for help.
COLLECTED: UAH 139,000
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Soldier Yevhenii Pugachov, call sign 103
I am a volunteer, a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I tried to mobilize several times, but because I had not served in the army previously, I was not accepted. Then I joined a Volunteer Territorial Defense Unit, and on February 25, 2023, I became a serviceman in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
I served in the medical company of the 44th Separate Mechanized Brigade. Our work was evacuating the wounded. On October 16, 2025, around 9:30 a.m., while carrying out a combat mission near the village of Berestok in Kramatorsk district of Donetsk region, there were three of us. We had to carry a wounded comrade out — literally on our shoulders — because bringing in a vehicle in such locations was impossible. I remember the explosion. After it, two of my brothers‑in‑arms were killed. I survived, but I was severely wounded. My legs were destroyed: soft tissues torn, bones broken. It felt like my body stopped being mine. With my last strength I applied tourniquets to myself. Then I tried to pack my wounds by myself, but my hands no longer obeyed me.
Fighters from “Azov” found me. They carried me to a dugout, and their medics gave me first aid and pain relief. In Druzhkivka, I underwent amputation of both lower limbs.
Now my life looks completely different than it did before. Things I never gave a second thought to — rolling up to the table, leaving the house, getting where I need to go — now require strength, patience, and constant work on myself. I need to retrain my body. Build strength so that my arms and back can withstand daily loads. In particular, I need to learn how to operate an active wheelchair so that it becomes not a limitation, but my “legs.” This is why specialized rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of NCSIU is so important to me — a place where they teach not just how to “survive,” but how to live after injury.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Arkadiy Lesyk, call sign is BORODA
I was mobilized in June 2024 and became a mechanic‑driver in the 41st Brigade. Since August 2024, I have been serving in a unit directly carrying out combat missions on the territory of the Kursk region. It was there, near the village of Zhuravky, on September 19, 2024, during a heavy artillery bombardment that I sustained a severe penetrating gunshot wound affecting my spinal cord and internal organs. At that moment I stopped feeling my legs; the pain was indescribable… My comrades, risking their own lives, managed to apply bandages to me, but evacuation was impossible.
Because of the severity of the injury, I was captured while already in critical condition… The operation and initial surgical care were provided to me in a military hospital in Kursk, I remember those events in fragments…
On October 19, 2024, I was released from captivity, after which I returned to Ukraine and began treatment. There were long months of hospitals and rehabilitation.
Today my fight has clear goals. The goal at this stage is to learn how to perform intermittent self‑catheterization independently. Physical therapy sessions are aimed at restoring functionality, increasing endurance, and strengthening muscles. I need to learn how to overcome curbs, to improve transfer skills without using a board onto various surfaces. To achieve these goals, I need specialized rehabilitation at the “AGAPE” center, where there are appropriate specialists, equipment, and systematic work with severe spinal injuries. Such rehabilitation is expensive, and my family cannot manage this on our own, so I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 120,400
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Soldier Viktor Yaroslavtsev, call sign MAJOR
I am an active‑duty service member, a major in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the commander of a company in the 23rd Separate Brigade. I come from a military family, originally from Dniprodzerzhynsk now Kamianske, in Dnipropetrovsk region. I served after mobilization and then under contract from 2015 to 2018, and since 2022 I’m back in the ranks. On March 25, I went to the military enlistment office as a volunteer. We began with the defense of Kyiv and the region, and later the unit was sent to Donetsk region. In August 2022 near Mariinka, during an assault on adjacent positions held by the occupiers, a tank shot rang out. That was when I sustained a severe leg injury. What followed were hospitals, operating rooms, waiting, and hope. Seventeen surgeries. The doctors fought to save my leg, sometimes not knowing what to do next, but they never gave up. Endoprosthetics was not attempted: the area of damage was too large and the risk of implant rejection was high. They placed plates and rods. Currently, I have a plate.
I live with this every day. Walking is difficult. I can sit behind the wheel and be independent in daily life, but I don’t have a normal gait. There are significant limitations in range of motion and impaired weight bearing of the lower limb. I need specialized rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the NCSIU — a place where wounded service members are made capable of living and serving again. It is a long and expensive path. But it is possible.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Kostyantyn Ivashchenko, call sign PETROVYCH
I am 38 years old. I am an anesthesiologist. At the beginning of 2023, I voluntarily mobilized into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I consciously chose the Air Assault Forces. I completed basic training and was assigned to the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade. I started as a rifleman in a parachute‑airborne battalion essentially in the infantry. Later, given my medical experience, I was transferred to the medical company. I served as an orderly, a medic, and after receiving an officer’s rank as a doctor. And I continue to serve in this capacity now.
From 2023 I was on the Kupiansk direction. From the beginning of 2024 until now — the Pokrovsk direction. After about a year of service, I began to feel pain in my hip joint. At first tolerable. Then — constant. Later, pain appeared in the other joint as well. The condition only worsened. For the last several months, I have lived on painkillers. During leave, I had an MRI done. The diagnosis: bilateral aseptic necrosis of the heads of both femurs. The doctors’ conclusion was unequivocal — without surgery to replace both hip joints with endoprostheses, there is no avoiding it.
The surgery itself is free. But it is necessary to purchase two high‑quality implants. These must be reliable, modern endoprostheses that will last for decades and allow me not only to walk without pain, but to return to full service and life. Their cost is beyond my means, so I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 200,000
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Soldier Yurii Vorona
I am 46 years old. I’m from Nizhyn, Chernihiv region. When in 2022 Russia set foot on our land, I couldn’t stay at home. I voluntarily went to defend Ukraine. On November 15, 2024, I was hit by enemy fire. On the Kursk front, a drone dropped its weapon. Everything was like in a fog. There was thunder, fire, explosions… I was conscious I remember the pain, the noise, the blood.
I was lucky to survive. But the injuries were terrible: open traumatic brain injury, fragmentary fracture of the frontal bone with bone fragments penetrating the brain, brain contusion, hemorrhage, pneumocephaly, shrapnel wounds to the shoulder, chest, abdomen, and buttocks, fractured shoulder blade, foreign bodies in the lungs and soft tissues… Right now, I have an open area in my skull. Part of the bone had to be removed. This is not only painful, but also dangerous. I cannot live a full life. To protect my brain and have a chance at recovery, I need a customized cranial plate made from PEEK, created through 3D modeling. This is a very complex, high‑precision job. And it is expensive. I cannot collect this amount quickly on my own, and time, unfortunately, is against me, so I am asking the foundation for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 48,036
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Soldier Serhii Rokytskyi
I am a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and I served in military unit A3283. I am 45 years old and live in the village of Vilne in Kirovohrad region. I am married and the father of five children (two biological and three adopted). When the full‑scale war began, I joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I served in the tank forces, where I was needed most. On March 26, 2025, while carrying out a combat mission near the village of Popovka in Belgorod region, our unit came under heavy artillery fire. Shrapnel struck me from several sides. The fact that I survived is truly a miracle. A gunshot wound destroyed the right side of my lower jaw. The fracture was complex, comminuted, and displaced. In addition, my left arm was severely injured — the bones were shattered, and the blood vessels and nerves were damaged. The arm had to be amputated.
Due to the severe injury to my jaw, I cannot speak normally, eat, or smile. To recover, I need a complex reconstructive surgery and a customized patient‑specific mandibular metal osteosynthesis set. For my family, this is a large financial burden, so I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 17,301
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Soldier Oleksandr Marchuk
I am 42 years old, and I am from Rivne region, from the city of Berezne. In the very first months, without hesitation, I went to the army as a volunteer. I served in the Marine Corps. I went through Kherson, Kharkiv, Sumy… On March 19, 2025, we were carrying out a combat mission near Basivka in the Sumy region. The enemy covered our positions with mortar fire. It all happened in seconds. I felt the impact and a sharp pain in my head. Then darkness. When I came to, I learned that I had suffered an explosive injury: an open traumatic brain injury and a concussion. My left eye was completely destroyed. The lower eyelid was torn off, the upper eyelid was ruptured. There were fractures of the facial skull. There were fragments in the eye, with a metal body lodged in the sinuses. I also had wounds to the shoulder, brow ridge, and shoulder blade. The medics did everything possible to keep me alive. I need to have a custom orbital plate installed, made from the modern medical material PEEK. This will allow the bones to be stabilized, relieve pain, and align my face. Without this the discomfort will persist, and later even greater problems may develop. It is an expensive procedure, but it is critically necessary, so I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 35,009
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Soldier Volodymyr Popok, call sign PETROVYCH
In July 2024, I was mobilized into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I served with the 151st Brigade, carrying out combat missions on the Pokrovske direction in the areas of Hrodivka and Novohrodivka and later on the Kharkiv direction.
On January 29, 2025, during the execution of a combat mission near the village of Khrestyshche in the Kharkiv region, our military transport collided with a civilian vehicle. I suffered severe injuries: a closed fracture of the right femur with involvement of the hip joint, a pelvic fracture, and an arm fracture. The damage turned out to be so serious that a full life is impossible without surgical intervention.
Today I live with constant, excruciating pain. I cannot move without crutches or a wheelchair. I take strong painkillers, but they no longer work. After the injury, I was initially placed in a non‑combat status and then discharged from service without any compensation. My only chance to stand on my feet again is a total hip joint endoprosthesis on the right side. The cost of the operation is unaffordable for me and my family. That is why I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 104,000
Soldier history
Soldier Dmytro Hrezin, call sign CHUZHOY
In August 2024, I was drafted into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At first, I served on the Pokrovske direction, we were moved to the Zaporizhzhia direction. On the night of November 6, 2024, near the settlement of Novodaryivka in the Zaporizhzhia region, we were supposed to rotate out. The vehicle broke down, and we received an order to return to our positions. It was closer for me and a comrade to walk to the location than for the other two guys. An enemy drone spotted them, and they were wounded. We were immediately ordered to evacuate our comrades. While we were carrying them, mortars and artillery were firing at us. At one point, an enemy drone made a drop, and the projectile fell very close to me… The doctors had to amputate my legs, but my arms were saved. After that, there were four more surgeries in Dnipro and ten surgeries in Lithuania. In my left arm, they transplanted a bone from my thigh, installed a plate, and fixed the fingers so that I could hold something with that hand. In my right arm, a plate and a pin were also installed, and due to a lack of soft tissue, skin was transplanted from my abdomen. My goal is to learn to do as much as possible with my hands. I want to write better, do household chores, find a job, and be useful to people. For this, I need specialized rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the NCSIU. But I cannot cover all the expenses on my own, so I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 180,000
Soldier history
Soldier Oleksandr Pasichnyk, call sign PCHELA
I serve in the 22nd Brigade, 1st Mechanized Battalion, where I was mobilized on February 14, 2023. I served in Kherson region, Donetsk region, Sumy region, Kharkiv region. On September 18, 2024, on the Sumy front our unit was carrying out combat missions. After repelling an attack, I sat for a moment in the trench to catch my breath… and at that moment mortar fire began. A shell landed exactly where I was. Impact. Blood. Pain. And the thought: “This is the end…” As a result of the explosion, I suffered severe injuries: the small and large intestines were damaged, the wing of the pelvic bone was fractured, my body was pierced with multiple fragments, and one large fragment entered the hip joint. Many fragments could be removed, but one large fragment is still lodged in the hip joint and is destroying it. The doctors are unequivocal: without a joint replacement, I might lose the ability to walk, because the joint is almost destroyed. I move only with crutches. The only path to a normal life is surgery to replace the joint… But the cost of surgery and rehabilitation is far too high for me alone. That is why I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000
Soldier history
Soldier Oleksii Nazarov, call sign PSYHOLOG
I am a Belarusian who decided to be useful where the fate of freedom itself is being decided. In 2014 I came from Minsk to the “Azov” volunteer regiment. I went through combat under Shyrokyne; then I spent several years living a civilian life. In 2022 when Russia again tried to destroy Ukraine I returned to the ranks, this time in the veterans’ unit of “Azov,” which became the foundation of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade. On March 3, 2022, near Kyiv in the settlement of Vorzel we engaged in combat with a Russian column. In close combat we destroyed a significant number of enemy forces, disabled and set ablaze several enemy vehicles. Later, finding ourselves encircled, we established a circular defense perimeter.
During the battle I sustained a severe injury amputation of my left lower limb at mid‑thigh level…Thanks to the smoke screen from disabled enemy equipment, an evacuation of the severely wounded was organized. I was taken to a hospital where the amputation was completed surgically. Two months after the injury, I returned to service this time as a combat training instructor. The prosthesis allowed me to once again stand in the ranks, to train others. However, any prosthesis is not a lifetime solution. The knee module endures serious loads and over time requires replacement. According to the assessment of the prosthetics center “OrtoTech-Service,” I need a new prosthesis with an electronic knee unit Rheo XC, a Triton foot with energy-storing heel and forefoot, and a silicone-composite liner. It provides maximum functionality, reduces energy expenditure, allows me to move freely again. The full cost is UAH 1,076,384.84, but the state does not cover the entire amount. The necessary co‑payment is UAH 105,005.84. That is why I am forced to request help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 105,005
Soldier history
Soldier Andrii Markovetskyi, call sign HEKTOR
I served in the 75th Battalion of the 102nd Separate Territorial Defense Brigade named after Dmytro Vitovskyi. I enlisted in the military on February 26, 2022, together with his two older brothers. After two months of training, we were deployed to the combat zone on April 25, 2022… On June 24, the unit was sent to frontline positions near the town of Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia region. During a SPG-9 shelling, a round exploded near the entrance to the shelter. Shrapnel hit me—both arms were broken, my chest was injured, a lung was pierced, and arterial bleeding began. I lost consciousness, and when I came to, there was fire around me, my sleeve started to catch fire, and I couldn’t help myself—my arms weren’t working, and I couldn’t stand up. There was no one nearby. Using my knees and head, I managed to get up and make it about 30 meters to the dugout, where my comrades found me and gave aid… After the injury, I couldn’t move my arms for a long time. The right arm had been amputated, and the left was badly injured. It felt like I’d never be able to do the simplest things again—hold a fork, tie shoelaces, or just hug my loved ones… I work as a research fellow and tour guide. In August 2024, I received a mechanical prosthesis, which I actively use in everyday life. But during tours, I rarely wear it. The strap system is uncomfortable, especially under clothing. The empty sleeve draws too much attention. That’s why I need a cosmetic upper-limb prosthesis. It has no mechanics or sensors—but it looks like a real hand and allows me to feel comfortable at work. That’s why I have to ask the foundation for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 34,000
Soldier history
Soldier Jozef Nociar, call sign ARTHUR
I am a citizen of Slovakia. At the beginning of this year, I came to Ukraine. I felt that I couldn’t stand aside while a war was taking the lives of people who had never asked for this suffering. I serve in the 25th Airborne Brigade as a drone operator. On the Pokrovsk front, we saw everything: mud, fog, enemy movements, cold, exhaustion. That day, I was returning from a reconnaissance mission. It was almost silent. You know, the kind of silence that puts you on edge. One step… and a black void. A mine, most likely dropped from an enemy drone. A sharp pop—then the world tilted. I realized it immediately… my legs… they were gone. Only in the hospital did I learn the full extent of my injuries: both legs amputated above the knee. My left hand was damaged. Shrapnel wounds. A chain of surgeries. Now I’m waiting for my stumps to fully heal and beginning the path of rehabilitation. I have to learn how to move in a wheelchair, strengthen my muscles, regain control of my body. And start preparing for prosthetics. The goal is to stand again. I need rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the NCSIU. Rehabilitation will take no less than three months. It’s expensive. But this is my chance to regain movement, life, work, and meaning.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 270,000
Soldier history
Soldier Nazar Terletskyi
My son, soldier Nazar Terletskyi, had been severely wounded during a combat mission near Toretsk, Donetsk region. Artillery shelling, an explosion — and Nazar lay unconscious on the battlefield… Blast trauma, severe brain contusion and compression, frontal bone fracture, massive hemorrhages, coma. Then — decompressive craniectomy and a complex surgery: resection of a hemorrhagic contusion and reconstruction of the meninges with autologous tissue… After all the surgeries, Nazar was left with serious consequences: impaired movement, coordination, and speech, weakness on the right side of his body, and memory problems. Doctors emphasize that he needs long-term specialized rehabilitation in a professional center. That’s why we turned to “AGAPE” — a rehabilitation center experienced in recovery after severe traumatic brain injuries. I’m asking for help. As a mother who watches her child fight for every movement, every word, every breath. Every donation, every kind thought — it’s a chance for Nazar to take his next step. He survived where chances were almost nonexistent. Now I’ll do everything I can to help him return to a full life.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 132,000
Soldier history
Soldier Ihor Babenko, callsign INGVARR
When russia invaded my country, I didn’t think I simply stood up and went. On the very first day, I joined the barricades in Sumy. I joined a volunteer unit. A month later, I started looking for a way into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I had no prior military service, so I wasn’t accepted right away. But I kept pushing, and in June 2022, I finally joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After training, I was assigned to the 208th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade. When the opportunity arose, I volunteered to join the counterintelligence technical unit. For my service, I received the Golden Cross — personally from General Zaluzhnyi. After two and a half years of service, I received veteran status and the War Veteran Medal. And then — the pain began. First in my lower back. Sharp, exhausting pain. Doctors found a tumor in the lumbar spine. I was preparing for one diagnosis, but further examinations revealed something worse — stage IV aseptic necrosis of the left pelvic bone. The joint was completely destroyed. My left leg simply stopped working. My current goal is a hip replacement surgery. Because I want to live a full life. I want to stand on my feet again. I want to walk again. For that, I need surgery. The cost is high, and I can’t afford it on my own, so I have to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000
Soldier history
Soldier Oleh Koleukh, callsign TSUNAMI
In 2014, I volunteered to join the Aidar Battalion, and in 2015, I officially enlisted in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We were sent to the Shyrokyi Lan training ground and then to the Soledar area, to a special unit that held the mines. That’s where I received my first serious injuries. That was when the problems with my knees began. After a shelling, I underwent surgery to reconstruct my cruciate ligament — first with a German implant, then an American one. I also suffered a heel injury, part of which had to be removed. In 2019, I signed a contract with the 9th Battalion “Vinnytsia Skyths.” My son also joined the service. We fought together — on the Svitlodarsk Arc, in Mariupol. Those were difficult years, but I was proud that both of us were holding weapons for our homeland. After multiple surgeries and injuries, I was discharged for health reasons.
I’ve undergone endoprosthetic replacement of both knee joints, and fragments still remain in my body — in the bones, neck, even head. But now a mechanical complication has developed, caused by aseptic loosening of the right knee endoprosthesis - the implant is no longer anchored in the bone, the bone is deteriorating. If I don’t have surgery soon, I could lose my leg. I urgently need surgery — the removal of all old prosthesis components and the installation of a revision endoprosthesis. The doctors are ready to perform the operation free of charge, but I need to purchase the implant myself — its cost is far beyond my means. That’s why I have to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 154,870
Soldier history
Soldier Hryhorii Mokanu
In 2020, I graduated from a maritime college in Odesa. That same year, I signed a contract and began my service on the Island-class patrol boat Sloviansk, where I served as the senior helmsman-signalman in the combat operations team. On 3 March 2022, our boat was carrying out a combat mission in the Black Sea when it was hit by a Russian anti-ship missile. I was at the epicenter of the explosion. I remember only the blast, darkness, and the water filling my lungs…
No one yet realized I was injured. We waited several hours before rescue teams could evacuate us and bring us to Odesa. Eleven of our men went missing that day… From the explosion, I sustained severe injuries: I lost my left eye, suffered an open craniocerebral trauma, fractures of both feet, and severe hypothermia.
Then began a long road of recovery. Nine months in hospitals, dozens of surgeries, constant pain. But I didn’t give up. Four months later, I stood up from the wheelchair for the first time and began learning to walk again. Later, I received an eye prosthesis and had a titanium plate placed in my skull.
In 2022, I was awarded the Order “For Courage” (3rd Class) by the President of Ukraine, as well as the Ministry of Defense medal “For Wounds (Severe).”
After the injury, serious kidney problems developed. The doctors have done everything possible, but my condition remains complicated. Today, my only chance to improve is the implantation of an Israeli ureteral stent — a solution that has proven effective where other methods have failed.
But I can’t afford it on my own, so I must ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 82,297
Soldier history
Soldier Roman Ustiuhov, callsign VESELYI
Soldier Roman Ustiuhov, callsign VESELYI
When the full-scale invasion began in 2022 I went straight to the military enlistment office. After two months of training, by the end of April I was already at the positions near Myrnohrad… One winter day, everything changed. During a guard shift, the enemy spotted us with a drone. The drop landed right in the trench entrance. My comrade and I were both wounded. I remember only the explosion, the pain… It was tough, but I recovered, went through rehabilitation and returned to my unit. But after the injury, my back started to hurt more and more. Over time, the pain became unbearable. My legs weakened, and I developed problems with pelvic organs. These last few months have been a constant struggle with a body that no longer feels like my own. In September, I turned to the Romodanov Institute of Neurosurgery. After examinations, doctors found that I had suffered an ischemic spinal cord stroke. Because of this, I am losing sensitivity and strength in my legs. The only way to improve my condition and reduce the pain is to implant a neuromodulator in the lumbar region. But its cost is completely unaffordable for me. That’s why I have to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 30,000
Soldier history
Soldier Dmytro, callsign KROT
On March 16, 2022, I joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I was assigned to the 60th Inhulets Brigade, where I started as an armored personnel carrier (APC) driver, later became a gunner, and eventually a vehicle commander. My path began on the Kherson front. Then came Bakhmut. After a short recovery, we were redeployed near Kupiansk, and then to the Lyman direction. That’s where I received my first injury at the end of 2024: an FPV drone hit beneath the turret of our APC. I was saved by my bulletproof vest, but the shrapnel and concussion took me out of action for several months. Some fragments remain inside me to this. After recovering, I returned. In the spring of 2025, while working on a position, our APC hit an anti-tank mine… When I regained consciousness, I felt unbearable pain in my leg, and something warm running down my face…The helmet protected my skull and eyes. My foot, however, was destroyed — a “bag of flesh,” as the medics said… The doctors did everything they could, but they couldn’t save my foot — it had to be amputated. Now my new mission is to learn how to live again. I need specialized rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the NSСDU. It’s a place where men like me learn to walk, run, and live without pain again — where they regain not only their bodies but also their faith in themselves. But I can’t afford all the expenses on my own, so I’m asking for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
Soldier history
Soldier Oleksandr, callsign BURYA
I served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine from 2013 to 2021. During that time, I took part in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) and the Joint Forces Operation (JFO). Now, I am once again performing combat missions as part of a Special Operations Forces unit. In August 2024, while carrying out a combat mission, our unit came under enemy fire. I sustained a severe injury to my left knee — a torn ligament that stabilizes the joint. I underwent treatment in a medical company. When the pain subsided a bit, I returned to duty. In October, I was hospitalized again and underwent knee surgery. I didn’t have the chance to complete rehabilitation because I had to return to service. A year later, while on a mission near Kyyanytsia in the Sumy region, our unit was hit by an enemy drone strike. The blast wave threw me back, and I felt a sharp pain in my left knee. It was later discovered that the implant of my anterior cruciate ligament, placed after the previous injury, had ruptured. I am currently undergoing rehabilitation, but for the next stage of treatment, I need funds for a new implant and surgery. I cannot cover these costs on my own.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 20,800
Soldier history
Soldier Yurii Shtohrin, callsign NIMETS
On April 10, 2025, I joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I passed the medical examination and was sent for training. I was selected for training abroad in Latvia. After returning, I was assigned to the 33rd Separate Assault Regiment, where I became a machine gun operator… On August 3, 2025, in the Zaporizhzhia direction, near Kamianka, we received a combat mission. There was no support and no experienced commanders — we were all “green,” but we had to move forward. During the assault, I eliminated one enemy with a grenade and rushed toward another, but didn’t have time to pull the trigger. Five 5.45mm bullets hit my body armor. It felt like my body had shut down — I lost consciousness. One of the fragments hit the cervical section of my spine. For about an hour and a half, I gathered my strength, and then I started crawling. A kilometer and a half — three hours of pain and blood, but I survived… My diagnosis is a cervical spine injury, spinal cord lesion at the C5 level. At first, my arms wouldn’t move at all. Now I am slowly learning to move them again. Specialists recommend that I undergo a rehabilitation course at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the NSIU. They have the necessary equipment and specialists who help restore motor functions after severe spinal injuries.
The cost of the course is beyond my means, so I am asking for help.
COLLECTED: UAH 180,000
Soldier history
Soldier Hryhorii Slipachuk, callsign ANTENNA
My name is Nataliia, and I am the wife of Hryhorii. In March 2025, my husband was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
By June, he was already on the Kharkiv front. On June 30, during a firefight, my husband was severely wounded. Shrapnel hit his head, causing an open traumatic brain injury with brain damage… The doctors literally pulled him back from the brink of death. Now Hryhorii is alive — and that alone is a miracle.
But his condition is serious. As a result of the injury and a subsequent stroke, the entire right side of his body is paralyzed. He cannot feel or move his right arm and leg, and he is unable to move independently. Doctors say there is a chance, but he needs specialized rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the NSIU, where the best specialists work with patients who have suffered severe brain injuries. We have no means to pay for the full rehabilitation course. That is why I am asking for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
Soldier history
Soldier Artur Dolhov, callsign POVAR
On February 24, 2022, I voluntarily went to the Shevchenkivskyi Territorial Recruitment Center in Kyiv. First I was assigned to the 241st Territorial Defense Brigade, later served in the 207th, then the 205th Battalion, and currently — in the 1228th Engineering Battalion. We worked in Lyman, Kupiansk directions and near Dobropillia. In August 2025, during movement under combat conditions in the Kharkiv region, tragedy struck — a road accident. I was a passenger, and right after the impact, I almost immediately realized something was seriously wrong: my body stopped responding… The diagnosis was severe: complicated spinal cord injury, spinal cord contusion at the cervical level, tetraparesis. For a long time, I couldn’t move. Now I am slowly getting back on my feet. I can walk — slowly, but by myself. However, my hands still hardly respond. I need rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the NSIU. This place gives hope — they work with soldiers who have endured the most difficult injuries. I am forced to ask for help so that I can regain the movement in my arms and return to a normal life.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 180,000
Soldier history
Soldier Serhii Kolomiiets, callsign VOVK
My name is Liudmyla, and I am the wife of serviceman Serhii Kolomiiets.
In April 2022, Serhii volunteered to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He completed training in Lviv and was assigned to the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade “Kholodnyi Yar.” His combat path began in the Kharkiv region — from May to August 2022. Then came fierce battles near Bakhmut. It was there that Serhii sustained his first injuries — shrapnel wounds to his arm, a concussion, and partial vision loss. After treatment, he returned to service. He served in Chasiv Yar, then in Kostiantynivka, and in Druzhkivka. The effects of the concussion lingered, but he never complained. But June 19, 2025, became the day that changed our lives forever. That evening, after his shift, Serhii was returning to rest when he suddenly felt dizzy and fell down the stairs…
After his condition stabilized in Dnipro, he was transferred first to Vinnytsia, and later to Lviv. The diagnosis is terrifying: a cervical spine injury, tetraparesis. My Serhii cannot feel his legs or arms. He cannot move on his own. Doctors say there is a chance — but it requires long-term specialized rehabilitation at the Agape Center, where some of the best specialists work with spinal injury patients. However, the cost of rehabilitation is unbearable for our family. That’s why I am asking for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 147,000
Soldier history
Yevhenii Sytnyk, call sign ZHEKA
My son, Yevhenii, was born on May 25, 1996. Before the war, he worked in Poland for three years. When the war began, on February 25, 2022, he was already back in Ukraine. On March 8, he went to the military enlistment office and volunteered to join the territorial defense of our village. Later, he was assigned to serve in the 115th Brigade, where he operated a 120-mm mortar. On August 23, 2022, near the village of Spartak, close to the Donetsk airport, during heavy shelling, Zhenia suffered a mine-blast injury. Shrapnel wounded his head and both legs… A friend of his came to our home and said only: “Zhenia is wounded…” — and nothing more… Zhenia was in a coma for four days. He underwent brain surgery — doctors tried to reduce intracranial pressure. On September 6, he underwent another surgery — doctors removed a fragment from the back of his head. After that began the long road of rehabilitation, the real ordeal began. The care was poor, the attitude — terrifying. They intimidated him, and I feared he would not survive. The doctor said bluntly:
“He will neither walk, nor talk, nor sit.” I replied: “No! That will not happen. My son will live.” I kept calling the Ministry of Health hotline, pleading to send us abroad for treatment. Finally, we were heard — and we were sent to Croatia. We stayed there for six months. Zhenia was literally brought back from the brink of death — doctors treated all the infections he had caught in hospitals, healed his wounds, and stabilized his condition. When we were leaving, the doctor said: “He has been born again.” After that, we came to the AGAPE Rehabilitation Center. It was there that Zhenia learned again to talk, sit, and walk. He slowly began to recognize family members and recall their names. Ahead lies another surgery in Kyiv — to fix his leg so it won’t hang down. Now he needs long-term specialized rehabilitation at the AGAPE center. It is very expensive, but without it my son cannot move forward.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 419,000
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Soldier Serhii Levchak, call sign TOR
At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, I took part in the defense of Kyiv. Then came a pause: I was suspended from service due to health issues. On June 30, 2024, I became a soldier once more. Almost immediately, I was sent to the Kursk region as part of the 80th Brigade. On October 11, 2024, near the settlement of Sudzha, we were carrying out a combat mission. During the retreat, I was wounded in an explosion. Shrapnel tore through my body, and a direct hit struck my hip joint. What followed was long treatment.
Today, I am still fighting the consequences of that injury. I need a total hip replacement — otherwise, I won’t be able to walk. The surgery will be free, but I must purchase a high-quality implant at my own expense. Right now, I can only move with crutches, and only for short distances. I cannot afford the implant on my own, so I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 102,250
Soldier history
Soldier Volodymyr Starostenko
My name is Nadiia. I am the mother of Volodymyr Starostenko. We are from Kharkiv. In January 2023, Volodymyr was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served in the 23rd Separate Mechanized Brigade as a rifleman and assistant grenadier.
On September 29, 2023, during a combat mission near the village of Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region, my son was severely wounded. He suffered an open traumatic brain injury. A shrapnel-penetrating wound to the frontal area. A gunshot fracture of the frontal, parietal, and temporal bones. Fragments went through his brain. Part of his skull was destroyed. Doctors said it was the kind of injury people don’t survive… Long weeks in intensive care, treatment, rehabilitation. Today, Volodymyr has started to speak a little. He tries to form words, answers briefly. But he remembers almost nothing about what happened to him. Despite everything, he keeps fighting. Right now, we urgently need specialized rehabilitation at the “Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center” of the National Committee for Sports for the Disabled of Ukraine. This rehabilitation is our chance to bring Volodymyr back to life. Without it, everything achieved over these months could be lost.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 120,000
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Soldier Vadym Ivasyshyn, call sign ANGEL
In 2021, I joined the military on conscription, signed a contract and entered the ranks of the State Border Guard Service. When Russia launched its invasion, I within a couple of weeks signed a new contract. The next day, I went to the border with Belarus to hold back sabotage groups. Later, I was deployed to the Vuhledar and Avdiivka directions in Donetsk region, where I served as an assistant machine gunner. On November 1, 2022, after heavy shelling in Volodymyrivka, I began experiencing severe shock, numbness, headaches, and ringing in my ears. I was evacuated to a mobile hospital, where I was diagnosed with blast trauma and acute stress reaction. Despite my weakened condition, I returned to my comrades, but psychologically it became increasingly harder. After a rotation home and the losses I endured, my condition sharply worsened, and I was hospitalized in a psychiatric clinic. There I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. On November 23, 2024, my condition suddenly deteriorated. War memories came alive in my head again: explosions, screams, blood… I tried to calm myself down, stepped out onto the balcony, lost consciousness and fell from the third floor. The result of the fall was severe spinal cord and vertebral injuries. Since then, my legs no longer respond, and I suffer from internal organ issues. Now, to restore lost functions and have a chance to stand up again, I need long-term professional rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the NSIU. But financially I cannot handle this on my own. That is why I must ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 180,000
Soldier history
Soldier Andrii Diachyshyn, callsign MORYACHOK
My path of fighting for Ukraine began back in 2013, when after my conscript service I went to Maidan during the Revolution of Dignity.
In 2014, after the annexation of Crimea, I volunteered, and later served in the “Donbas” battalion and in the Armed Forces of Ukraine under contract. In 2019, during combat, I sustained a severe gunshot wound: a through-and-through shot to the leg, shrapnel, and a firearm fracture of the bone. Doctors insisted on long-term treatment, but I returned to the frontline even on crutches.
Because of the injury, I now have foot inversion and internal rotation. Without a special orthosis, I practically cannot walk. After the need for an orthosis was successfully met, Andrii approached our foundation with a new request — support for a rehabilitation course at the “Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center” of the NCSIU. Andrii suffers from serious consequences of upper motor neuron damage following a traumatic brain injury. His supramalleolar ankle-foot orthosis was recently upgraded to a newer, more reliable version, as the previous one had worn out. However, even with the new orthosis, progress will be limited without systematic rehabilitation.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: EUR 750 and UAH 90,000
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Soldier Andriy Synyak, callsign SYNIY
In 2021, I joined the army for compulsory service, during which I signed a contract and became part of the State Border Guard Service. I served in the rapid response group “Shkval” of the 7th Carpathian Border Detachment. One of the hottest directions was the Serebryansky Forest in Donetsk region. On May 25, 2025, together with a comrade, I was evacuating people from positions. We were spotted by an enemy drone. Then came artillery and tank shelling.
Two comrades were killed on the spot. I was severely wounded and couldn’t walk. The guys dragged me across the ground… I remember the pain, fragments of voices, medics. Everything felt like through a fog.
Diagnosis: blast injury, open shrapnel wound,
open fracture of the right knee joint, tourniquet syndrome (more than 4 hours),
hemorrhagic shock. The knee was completely destroyed. It had to be removed. Ahead lies endoprosthetic replacement, but before such a complex surgery, the leg must be prepared.
At the moment, I move with crutches, my leg is in a brace, I don’t step on it at all. The knee bends only 60 degrees — critically insufficient for surgery.Doctors have set a clear goal: restore the range of motion to give the artificial joint a chance to adapt. To achieve this, I need to undergo professional rehabilitation at the “Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center” of NCSIU — a facility that works with wounded soldiers with such complex injuries.
COLLECTING: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Volodymyr, callsign PANK
I serve in the 80th Air Assault Brigade, since 2024, and I’ve already been at war for a year and a half. It all started back when some tires fell on my back at a BZVP. I didn’t pay much attention then: it hurt — I endured. In February, we spent 25 days in trenches without leaving. Then came a march of more than 30 kilometers on foot — over craters, with shells flying overhead and a concussion in my head. It was after that concussion that my condition began to worsen rapidly.
I was diagnosed with advanced spinal osteochondrosis, multiple protrusions and herniated discs, including in the lumbar region, with spinal canal stenosis pressing on the nerve roots. That means only one thing — without surgery I will simply lose the ability to walk normally. I was referred for inpatient treatment with the need to install a set of implants to stabilize the thoracolumbar spine — titanium alloy, Double Medical. This is a structure that literally holds the spine from collapsing. But such implants are very costly. That’s why I am forced to ask for help.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 67,200
Soldier history
Soldier Maryan Hrytsa, callsign HRYTSA
In October 2023, I was mobilized into the 3rd Border Detachment named after Hero of Ukraine Colonel Yevhenii Pikus. I became a grenadier, a Category II Border Service Inspector.
On 17 September 2024, in the village of Pishchane in the Kharkiv region, during combat, I sustained a severe mine-explosive injury. A combined gunshot shrapnel wound to the neck, chest, left arm, right hand, a fractured kneecap — and a whole list of injuries that doctors whispered about. Through the entire night, four surgeons fought for my life. Then came 7 more surgeries.I underwent a state rehabilitation course. But unfortunately, it did not deliver the desired results. At present, I move very little. With crutches, I can cover no more than 100 meters — and even that is through pain and immense effort. Cooking for myself, performing daily self-care — all of it is difficult. From a fellow soldier, I learned about the “Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center” of the NSIU. This is my chance to regain at least part of an independent life.
To learn to walk confidently again. But this treatment is expensive, so I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Mykola Shypilov, callsign SIEDOY
I volunteered in the first days of the full-scale invasion. I joined the 127th Territorial Defense Brigade. We defended the skies over Kharkiv. Until March 2023, I took part in the defense of Kharkiv region and joined the counteroffensive. Later, we were sent to the Donetsk direction, near Bakhmut. The war took my brother-in-arms Vokha — we hit a mine. The blast wave threw me out of the vehicle, which saved my life, but for the first time I felt death breathing in my face. The next day, because of the concussion, I couldn’t even stand on my feet. I recovered and returned to duty. On one of the missions, I captured an enemy soldier. A sniper tried to cover him — the bullet hit the prisoner in the head and grazed my eye. I spent a year and a half in treatment, lost my sight, but stayed in service. Besides the vision loss, the war left me with another heavy burden — due to injuries and excessive strain, both of my hip joints are destroyed. My mobility is limited, and every step comes with pain. Doctors say the only solution is total hip replacement on both sides. I need high-quality implants. The surgery will be performed free of charge, but the implants must be purchased at my own expense. The amount is impossible for me to cover, so I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 115,000
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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. 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. 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.
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.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 190,000
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Soldier Andrii Sarabryn, callsign HALYCHYNA
In January 2023, Andrii voluntarily joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served as a mortar commander in the 82nd Separate Air Assault Brigade. He went through hellish deployments — in Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and even the Kursk region of russia. For defending Kharkiv region, he was awarded a commendation by the President of Ukraine. On September 3, 2024, during a combat mission near the village of Olhivka, in enemy territory, Andrii was wounded by a landmine explosion. It was a blast injury that led to: an open traumatic brain injury, shrapnel wounds to both thighs and the buttock, five days in a coma, three major surgeries, deep right-sided hemiparesis — he is learning to walk again, but his right arm still doesn’t function, sensorimotor aphasia — Andrii lost the ability to speak, bilateral hearing. And a metal fragment measuring 12×7 mm still remains in his head. He remembers everything. He can read, count, joke — even if sometimes it’s only with his eyes. Every day, he becomes a little more independent. Andrii urgently needs long-term specialized rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the National Committee for Sports of Persons with Disabilities of Ukraine (NKSIU). We’ve seen for ourselves — that’s where they can give Andrii a real chance to stand on his feet again — both literally and figuratively. But we can’t manage this alone. That’s why we are turning for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 270,000
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Soldier Serhii Tatarchuk, call sign PORTUGAL
I am a Junior Sergeant in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a rifleman-grenadier assistant with the 119th Separate Brigade. I volunteered to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Together with my comrades, we defended our native Chernihiv and later the Chernihiv region. At the beginning of 2023, our unit was deployed to the hottest front — Bakhmut. On January 9, 2023, while defending the “Fortress” position near the settlement of Chervona Hora, I was severely wounded during a mortar attack. The blast wave and shrapnel hit my spine, chest, lungs, and internal organs… I regained consciousness in a hospital in Dnipro. What followed were months of pain, surgeries, and rehabilitation. But the worst part is the constant neuropathic pain that has lasted for nearly three years. Doctors recommend Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS): the implantation of an electrode into the spinal canal to block pain signals. It’s a high-tech procedure that can reduce or completely eliminate the pain. Doctors have provided their conclusions, and a team of specialists is ready to perform the operation. But the cost of the implanted system is extremely high and not covered by the state. That’s why I’m forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 112,050
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Soldier Andrii Kurylo, callsign MEKHAN
I volunteered for the military in March 2023. I served in the 23rd Separate Battalion of the Special Operations Forces of the Presidential Brigade named after Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi. I was wounded near Bakhmut, in the area of the village of Ivanivske, on the Chasiv Yar axis. It happened suddenly. I didn’t hear the explosion — I just felt like something hit me from behind and knocked me down. I tried to get up but couldn’t — it felt like someone was standing on my back. Blood was pouring from all my limbs, even from under my helmet. I tried to call for help. ZOLOTOY, a fellow soldier I trained with, heard me. He ran over and applied four tourniquets — all my limbs were shredded. He also bandaged my head… I was partially paralyzed. I could barely move. Now things are better. I can sit up in bed on my own, transfer into my wheelchair, even make it to the store. My main goal is to walk again to get my life back, to fix cars again. For that, I need specialized rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of NCSIU. It’s a professional facility that works with injuries like mine. There, I have a real shot at getting back on my feet. But the rehabilitation is long and expensive. I won’t be able to do it without support.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 240,000
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Soldier Oleksandr Chybisov, callsign CHIP
When the full-scale invasion began, I volunteered to join the 244th Battalion of the 112th Territorial Defense Brigade. At first, we defended my home district of Obolon and trained in marksmanship. Then came training near Bila Tserkva. And by May 2022, our company was deployed to the front — to the border between Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
On June 15, between the villages of Hirske and Komyshuvakha, I suffered a gunshot wound. The bullet damaged the nerve plexus in my left arm. I didn’t lose consciousness. There was no panic. But I couldn’t feel my arm at all… Surgery in Riga and rehabilitation in Latvia. It seemed like the function in my arm was starting to return. At the end of 2023, a mole was removed. It turned out to be melanoma. Then another surgery. Then I broke a metatarsal bone. My mental health deteriorated, and I had to seek psychiatric help. Antidepressants made my body even weaker. My arm still doesn’t function properly. Every movement of the fingers, hand, and bicep is a struggle. // After completing the first 30‑day rehabilitation course at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the NCSIU, Oleksandr demonstrated tangible results. However, this path does not end here. Oleksandr has reached out to our foundation asking for help to undergo an additional rehabilitation course at the same center. The main focus of the next course will be general physical conditioning, work on endurance and strength, gradual return to activity that will help stabilize both his physical and psychological condition.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 180,000
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Soldier Yurii Matiash
In 2024, I volunteered to join an air assault brigade. On February 1, 2025, we were carrying out a combat mission near the village of Cherkaska Porechna in the Kursk region. Everything changed in an instant. An enemy kamikaze drone — the sound, the explosion, the darkness. I sustained a severe blast injury. The bones in my face were shattered. Shrapnel crushed my nose, jaw, eye socket, and part of my skull. A metal fragment remains lodged in my head. I lost sight in my right eye. My arm, thigh, and shins were injured. A concussion. I was lucky to survive… I’ve already undergone several complex surgeries. But to return to a normal life, I urgently need a custom orbital-nasal implant. This is a chance not only to restore my appearance but also to regain vital functions: breathing, chewing, facial expressions. The cost is high. So I must ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 68,885
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Soldier Vitalii Naryzhnyi, callsign NIZH
I joined the Defense Forces at the end of February 2022. I ended up in the 101st Territorial Defense Brigade. During my service, we were in many hot spots across the country. But for me, it all ended in Bakhmut.
On April 27, 2023, we were in the basement of a half-destroyed building. A shell hit — most likely from a tank. The explosion and I was already lying on the ground. I tried to get up — I couldn’t even sit. I grabbed at my leg — and it was a hot mess. I immediately realized I was bleeding out… In the hospital in Kharkiv, they tried to save my leg. But after three weeks, it became clear that saving it was impossible. First, they amputated below the knee, and later — above the knee. That began a long and exhausting rehabilitation. There were several more surgeries. I was fitted with a prosthesis, started recovering, doing some exercises, walking. But misfortune didn’t end. I slipped on an icy street and broke the neck of the femur of the same amputated leg. Another surgery, screws in the bone, and a ban on movement for several months. Now things are more or less stable. I’m walking again with the prosthesis, using crutches for support. But I have a strong fear of falling. That’s why I applied for an electronic prosthesis through the state program, which helps maintain balance. My immediate goal is to master the new prosthesis and learn to walk without crutches. For this, I need to undergo a rehabilitation course at the best place I’ve been — the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the NCSIU.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Viktor Matiiko, callsign PTITSA
I am a Major in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. For me, the war began back in 2014, when I, like many other volunteers, joined the fight to defend our homeland. I started my service in the legendary “Kholodnyi Yar” brigade. Then came a long road: Donetsk Airport, Butivka mine, Zenit position, Avdiivka… In 2017, I decided to sign a contract with the Armed Forces. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, I’ve served in the 71st Separate Jaeger Brigade. On October 22, 2022, around 7:00 AM, a heavy artillery barrage began. I was tasked with heading to the mortar unit and evacuating our soldiers. The evacuation took place under intense fire. During one of the barrages, I dropped to the ground waiting for it to end, when I suddenly felt a sharp, burning pain in my right leg. I realized I had been wounded. I couldn’t stand on the leg… The diagnosis: a severe shrapnel wound to my right leg. Fortunately, my leg was saved, but it required complex surgeries and months of pain.
Today I continue to support the army as a volunteer, but I still suffer from the consequences of my injury: severe pain, limited range of motion, and reduced strength in the leg. After my first course at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of NCSIU, I genuinely felt improvement. I was able to stop using orthopedic shoes and the pain decreased. The rehab specialists confirmed that in my case, further rehabilitation is necessary. I have the motivation and strength to keep working, but I can’t do it alone, so I’m turning for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Volodymyr, callsign CHAKLUN
I joined the military voluntarily. I began my service in April 2024 in the Kherson region, in the direction of Kozachi Lahery. By August — I was in Donetsk region, Pokrovsk axis. On December 6, 2024, everything changed. After completing a combat mission, on the way back, our vehicle lost control and crashed — it all happened in an instant. Darkness and pain. Both femurs broken, right knee, left shoulder, six ribs. I couldn’t move…
Today, I’m already on crutches, taking my first steps, climbing stairs. But my legs still don’t fully obey me — contractures limit my movement. My arm is also not fully functional.
But I won’t give up. My goal is clear — to return to the ranks. My rehabilitation specialist says I’m motivated and have every chance of recovery. But for that, I need specialized rehabilitation at the “Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center” of the NKSIU. That’s why I’m turning to the Foundation for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 180,000
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Soldier Oleksandr Shershen
In April 2022, I voluntarily joined the ranks of the National Guard. I went through the hell of the Serebryanske forestry, then the Kupiansk direction. April 27, 2025, Kupiansk direction. We were in the process of rotating personnel. The day seemed relatively calm… until an enemy drone appeared above us. Everything happened in seconds. An explosion. Darkness. Sharp pain. I sustained a severe injury: shrapnel shattered my left cheekbone, pierced into my eye, leaving metal fragments inside. Broken facial bones, hematomas, a concussion… The doctors said it outright — it’s a miracle that I survived. After such an injury, a highly complex surgical intervention is required. The doctors need to model and produce a custom orbital plate that will fit precisely to my damaged skull. Without the surgery, the chances of restoring function to my left eye or avoiding complications are minimal. But the cost of this plate is unaffordable for my family, especially now when I am unable to work.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 37,914
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Soldier Kostiantyn Kramarenko, callsign KRAMAR
In 2006, I graduated from the military university in Kharkiv. In 2007, I left the Armed Forces of Ukraine. But in March 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, I returned to duty as a volunteer. I joined the 247th Battalion of the 127th Separate Brigade. Kharkiv, Donetsk region, Sumy region, Zaporizhzhia — we’ve been through a lot. On April 10, 2023, in Bakhmut, I sustained a through gunshot wound to my right knee. The bullet passed through the joint, causing severe destruction. In July 2023, I underwent surgery in the city of Sumy. The operation brought temporary relief but didn’t solve the problem. In the fall of 2023, our unit was redeployed to the Zaporizhzhia direction. That’s when my knee condition began deteriorating rapidly and painfully. The pain intensified, the joint lost stability, and I had to walk with a cane. Today, we are defending Kharkiv region. Here, I was given the opportunity to undergo a full medical examination at a military hospital. The doctors were clear: the joint is so severely damaged that the only solution is total endoprosthesis.
The surgery will take place in Kharkiv free of charge. But I must purchase a high-quality implant on my own. The cost of such an implant is far beyond my means, which is why I must ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000
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Soldier Serhii Osoblyvets, callsign SERYI
I am a volunteer. On February 25, 2022, the day after the full-scale invasion began, I went to the military enlistment office on my own. I served as part of the 153rd Battalion of the 117th Sumy Territorial Defense Brigade. I carried out combat missions on the front line: in the Bakhmut district, Lyman, and Krasnohorivka. I was wounded more than once, but each time, after treatment, I returned to duty. However, my service in Krasnohorivka changed everything. During an artillery attack, while we were holding our position, a fragment of a wall fell on me. I suffered a contusion of the hip joint and a concussion. My comrades pulled me out from under the debris. After that, I held the position for another week until the pain in my pelvis became unbearable, and I developed renal colic and an exacerbation of prostatitis.
I was evacuated to Hospital in Dnipro. There, they performed surgery to remove a kidney stone and treated the prostatitis. But over time, it became clear: the pelvic pain wasn’t going away; it was only getting worse. I was given a final diagnosis: stage 3 deforming coxarthrosis of the right hip joint, with severe pain and limited mobility. I can no longer walk without pain. At first, I used a cane, now I’m on crutches. Doctors recommend urgent total hip replacement surgery on the right side. A high-quality implant that will last me for decades is expensive, and unfortunately, the state does not provide them. Therefore, I am forced to ask for the help of those who care.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000
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Soldier Oleksandr Korobchuk, callsign MYSLYVETS
I am a sergeant in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, section commander of the 68th Separate Jaeger Brigade. In March 2022, I voluntarily joined the army, despite having a right to deferment. I have five children. At that time, my eldest was 9, and my youngest daughter was just 9 months old. We were sent to the Donetsk direction. May 2, 2022 during an offensive near the village of Prechystivka, we got into a heavy battle… the enemy began mortar shelling. One of the shells exploded very close. I fell. A spinal injury. Pain, loss of movement… The first surgery was urgently performed in Kurakhove. Surgeons removed part of my small intestine because shrapnel had torn my internal organs. After stabilizing my condition, I was immediately evacuated to Dnipro, to the Mechnikov Hospital. There I fell into a coma. But the doctors fought, and they performed another complex spinal surgery, removing shrapnel that had pierced my spinal cord. That was what caused the paralysis of the lower part of my body… More than two years of struggle. Three surgeries, endless rehabilitation, hospital wards, a wheelchair, loss of control over my body…But the worst part — is the pain. It doesn’t let up. On the pain scale — 10 out of 10. Neither traditional medicine nor injections help. But there is hope. This is neuromodulation— implantation of an electrode into the spinal canal, which will help block these pain signals, a chance to regain some control over my body. But the implant and the procedure itself are expensive. For my family this amount is impossible. So I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 112,050
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Soldier Christopher John Park, callsign HOUND
I was born in Yorkshire, England. I served as a paratrooper in the British Army and later in the French Foreign Legion. But I found my true place here in Ukraine.
I arrived at the beginning of the full-scale invasion. As part of the 73rd Naval Center of Special Operations, I fought on the Kinburn Spit, in Kherson, Bakhmut, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia. I was wounded twice. The first time by shrapnel in my right arm. The second — much more seriously.
On June 9, 2023, during the counteroffensive in Zaporizhzhia, near the village of Mala Tokmachka, I stepped on a mine. I was evacuated to Kyiv, where doctors amputated my left foot. My first prosthesis was made at Unbroken in Ukraine, and the second with the help of friends in Romania. They work great. But the prosthesis stays in place thanks to a silicone liner and an outer sleeve (knee sleeve). And when these parts wear out you simply can’t walk. And I don’t just walk. I run, hike, train with my dog, and live fully. The number of liners provided by the state isn’t enough for such an active lifestyle. Right now, I urgently need new ones to stay on my feet at least until the end of summer. That’s why I’m turning to the foundation for help.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 4,165
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Soldier Serhii Ponomariov
I am a sergeant, a combat medic, a father to a 13-year-old son, and a son to a mother whom I had to evacuate from our native Donetsk region to Poltava region because of the war. In 2024, I became a senior combat medic in the Air Assault Forces.
On March 20, 2025, near the settlement of Burlatske in Donetsk region, we were carrying out another combat mission. The enemy dropped explosives from a drone. It all happened in seconds. I remember the explosion and then darkness. I could have died in that moment. But I survived. With a severe open traumatic brain injury, shrapnel in my head and face, a damaged eye, and fractures of the skull and orbital bones. Medics pulled me back from the brink. Persistent head pain, coordination issues, vision problems — all of these are consequences of the injury. But I hold on.
I need custom modeling and manufacturing of a patient-specific implant — a patch made of PEEK material to close the defect in my skull bone. Along with it, a 3D model of my skull and a set of special screws for secure fixation are being produced. Without this, I cannot return to a full life.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 48,708
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Soldier Maryus Stagniunas, callsign MARIK
I was born in Ternopil region, studied physics at Kamianets-Podilskyi University, and at the same time completed military training. In 2019, I joined the army. When the full-scale invasion began, I was a platoon commander. In June 2023, our sapper group was preparing passages through minefields — getting ready to enter Robotyne during the counteroffensive. We came under artillery fire. I stepped on an unknown explosive device. Everything after that is a blur. My comrades quickly carried me out and evacuated me. But my leg could not be saved.
I went through a long treatment, the last surgery was in Berlin, where I also received my prosthesis. Now I’m back in service. Not in the sapper group, but I continue to serve, helping my unit. I completed 17 days of rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center. And for the first time in a long while, I felt like my body belonged to me again. My endurance is coming back, movement is returning, lightness, confidence. But 17 days — is not enough. The rehabilitation specialist said: “He’s just getting into the rhythm. Give us two more weeks, and we’ll be able to lay a solid foundation for his future mobile life”. So I turn to the foundation with a request: please support the continuation of my rehabilitation for another 13 days. It’s not much in terms of time — but it’s critically important for my health.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 39,000
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Soldier Serhii Hutsan, callsign ZELENYI
A volunteer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
I went to war on March 8, 2022. I served in the 228th Battalion, went through rotations in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia regions, and returned again to Kharkiv. 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.
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, endured the pain. But now — I can’t endure it any longer. Doctors were clear: I need total knee replacements on both legs.
The operation 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 too expensive for me. That’s why I have to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000
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Soldier Yaroslav Kryshtapovych, call sign YARYI
I am a volunteer. In December 2022, I came to the military enlistment office on my own. I served in the 25th Separate Air Assault Brigade, and then transferred to the “Tenth” — the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade “Edelweiss.” These were my people, my rhythm, my front. On March 17, 2025, during a combat mission near the village of Dvorichna in the Kupiansk direction, I sustained a severe injury due to an enemy UAV drop… Gunshot shrapnel wounds to both knees, the lower third of the left shin, and the right side of the chest;
acoustic trauma and a heart contusion. My left leg requires total knee replacement. I’ve already undergone two surgeries — they cleaned the wounds, removed shrapnel from my knee and chest. I live in anticipation of the next step — knee joint replacement. This isn’t about comfort. It’s about being able to walk, live without pain, get out of bed on my own.
The operation requires significant funds. I cannot cover the cost on my own, so I have to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000
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Soldier Oleksandr Stepanenko, call sign MORYACHOK
I am 46 years old, a sergeant, and I have served since 2019 in the 93rd Brigade “Kholodnyi Yar”. The full-scale war caught us near Akhtyrka. We fought for every meter of Ukrainian land: for Trostianets, for Sumy, for Izium, for Bakhmut, for Soledar. For the life of every Ukrainian. I received my first leg injury in the battles near Bakhmut. But after rehabilitation, I returned… We went east again — to Klishchiivka. That’s where I received my most severe injury. I don’t remember exactly how it happened. There was an explosion, pain, and then — nothing. My comrades pulled me out. In Kramatorsk, they stabilized me, then Dnipro, Mechnikov Hospital. I woke up eight days later in intensive care in Ivano-Frankivsk. I have an open traumatic brain injury, a skull bone defect, paresis of my left arm and leg. I underwent a complex cranial reconstruction surgery. I am alive. But different. I have a first-degree disability. And every day I learn to be myself again. I am in great need of rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the National Sports Committee for the Disabled of Ukraine. It is a specialized facility where they work with people after the most severe combat injuries. But the cost of rehabilitation is unaffordable for me alone. That’s why I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Maksym Bereziuk, callsign MASYANYA
On the first day of the full-scale invasion, Maksym joined the Territorial Defense Forces, and later was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A sapper. A tough job, on the hottest fronts. Avdiivka, where he received a commendation from the President. No rotations for two years. He had injuries, cardiac arrest, two leg surgeries — but each time he returned to the front lines. On February 7, 2024 during a combat mission near Oleksandropil in Donetsk region, a Russian drone hit the vehicle Maksym was in. The fact that he survived such a wound is a miracle. Blast injury, severe traumatic brain injury, shrapnel wounds to the head, face, chest, and limbs. Stroke. Paralysis of the right side of the body. Loss of speech. Epilepsy.
Maksym has already undergone five complex surgeries. His body and brain fight through pain and exhaustion every day just to take one more step, to say one more word. Today he can already count, name the days of the week. He is learning to walk again. To continue this progress, Maksym needs long-term, specialized rehabilitation. His next hope is the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the NSCDU. The cost of recovery is unbearable for family. So we are forced to ask for help from donors.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 360,000
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Soldier Vasyl Tovtyn, callsign TOPIK
I am a volunteer who joined the ranks of defenders on the first day of the full-scale invasion. I served in the 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade in the Zaporizhzhia direction. Before that, I was a participant in the ATO. During one of the rocket attacks, I received a combat injury. Unfortunately, proper examination and treatment were not conducted afterward. The body gradually became exhausted, which led to serious complications.
On September 17, 2024, while I was at home on leave, behind the wheel of a car, my condition suddenly worsened — hemoglobin dropped, I lost consciousness, fell into a coma, and went off the road. My son was in the car. He did not panic, got out of a deep ditch, and called an ambulance. They brought me back to life. The doctors did everything possible to save my legs — and they succeeded. Now I can walk, although this is just the beginning of a long recovery path. Now I need to undergo a specialized rehabilitation course at the “Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center” of the NSCDU. Professional rehabilitation is my chance to stand firmly on my feet again.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Oleksandr Bondarenko, call sign BOND
I’ve been serving under contract since 2014. I started in the 12th Territorial Defense Battalion, then joined the legendary 72nd Brigade and served there until 2021. And when the full-scale war broke out again in 2022, I rejoined the ranks of defenders in the 112th Territorial Defense Brigade, 11th Separate Special Forces Battalion. On March 16, 2025, during a combat mission near Kamianske in the Zaporizhzhia region, our positions came under mortar and artillery fire. That’s when I was wounded.The official diagnosis: blast injury. Gunshot shrapnel wounds to the left thigh and shoulder. Fractures of the femur and humerus. Hemorrhagic shock. Now the question is: will I be able to walk again? To undergo surgery and begin rehabilitation, I need a special intramedullary rod to stabilize the fractured femur. Without it—there’s no chance of proper recovery.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 9,840
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Soldier Illia Demyan, call sign SOKIL (FALCON)
From the first days of the full-scale invasion, I returned to Ukraine from abroad. I voluntarily joined the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade. As part of the unit, we were deployed to the Zaporizhzhia direction — near the village of Huliaipilske. On June 1, 2022 while carrying out a combat mission, we came under fire. I was severely wounded — a blast injury, a penetrating shrapnel wound to the head. Fortunately, my comrades saved me and quickly evacuated me to the nearest hospital. I was in a coma for ten days… I learned to walk, to speak. Sometimes it felt like even my bones were protesting every movement. When I was discharged, my home became a gym. My father trains with me every day — we work out however we can. But I can feel that my resources aren’t enough. To return to a full life, I critically need professional rehabilitation.
The best option for me now is rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the National Sports Committee for the Disabled of Ukraine. They work with severe neurotrauma cases like mine. But financially, our family can’t manage it alone, so I am forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
Soldier history
Soldier Roman Hulych, call sign KILLER
I am a soldier of the 419th Separate Motorized Infantry Battalion of the 42nd Brigade. I was mobilized on August 14, 2024, and served in the Kharkiv region. On March 1, 2025, around 6:45 a.m., near the village of Shestakove, I sustained a severe gunshot and shrapnel injury.
As a result of the explosion, I suffered shrapnel wounds to my right arm and left leg, and I lost my right leg — amputation at the upper third of the thigh. A tourniquet was applied right there on the battlefield. Unfortunately, in such cases, time works against the wounded. In Kharkiv, my leg was amputated, and the other wounds were treated and stitched. The wounds healed relatively quickly, but phantom pain reminds me of them every day. There’s still numbness in my right hand. Still, the desire to get back on my feet is unbreakable — even if not my own feet anymore.
I urgently need specialized rehabilitation at the "Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center" of the NSCIS. This will help me recover my overall physical condition as quickly as possible, learn to maintain balance, prepare for prosthetics. This is my chance to regain control over my body — and over my life.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Bohdan Antokhov
I am the commander of an engineering and sapper unit, mobilized in April 2022. My combat path took me through Donetsk and Kharkiv regions. In the fall of 2022, we were liberating Kharkiv Oblast. On July 15, 2024, we were carrying out a combat mission in Donetsk region. The enemy hit us with a dense and precisely targeted artillery strike. One of the fragments struck me directly in the knee. The fragment shattered my knee joint. My kneecap and part of the femur were destroyed. Pain became a constant companion. The doctors gave a clear verdict: I need a total knee replacement. The surgery will be done free of charge, but I need to purchase a high-quality implant that will last me for decades. Unfortunately, I can’t afford it on my own, so I’m turning to all kind-hearted people for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 153,100
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Soldier Mykola Lemeshchenko, call sign MEDIC
I am a combat medic with the 43rd Separate Mechanized Brigade. I was mobilized on April 30, 2023. I served in the Donetsk sector, and now we are defending the Kupiansk direction. My job is to pull my brothers-in-arms out of hell. Once on the front line, when I heard the approaching sound of an enemy FPV drone, I jumped into a trench. The landing was rough — I injured my left hip joint. At first, I endured the pain. Then it became constant. Eventually — unbearable. Months passed, and I could barely walk properly. After undergoing a military medical commission, I was diagnosed with stage 2 coxarthrosis, which within six months progressed to aseptic necrosis. The joint is destroyed. According to doctors, the only solution is total hip replacement surgery. That’s why I’m forced to ask for help from charitable donors — I can’t manage this alone.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 115,000
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Soldier Ivan Drozd, call sign SHPAK
I’m a serviceman from the Lviv region. I began my military service back in 2014, took part in the Anti-Terrorist Operation, and from the first days of the full-scale war, I voluntarily joined the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo. Our direction was Luhansk region, the city of Popasna. It was there, on April 10, 2022, during combat, that a mine tore off my left arm… Two surgeries, dozens of days of hospital treatment. At the rehabilitation center “Halychyna,” I received my first mechanical prosthesis under the state program. But I soon realized it was more of a dummy than a tool. All the work had to be done with my right hand. As a result of overuse, I developed constant pain in my right shoulder.
I strive to receive a forearm prosthesis with a bionic multi-articulated Michelangelo hand, which is designed to meet basic daily needs and doing so as naturally as possible, mimicking the anatomical shape of a real hand. The production of this prosthesis is fully covered by the state program that provides high-functionality prosthetics to combat veterans. However, technically, the Michelangelo hand is only compatible with the Axon Hook electric functional terminal device. The state covers part of the cost, but 99 943,06 UAH is still needed to complete the setup. That’s why I’m reaching out to charitable donors for help.
The full cost was covered by the “Kharkiv With You” foundation — we are deeply grateful for support.
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Soldier Mykhailo
I am a soldier of the 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade. In February 2022, as soon as the full-scale invasion began, my friends and I went to the military enlistment office without hesitation. I have been serving ever since without a break. On February 12, 2025, we were carrying out a combat mission in the Sumy region. At one point, I noticed a drone — it was flying straight toward the windshield of our vehicle. I managed to swerve left just a few meters, and at that exact moment, the drone exploded on my side. I don’t remember anything after that — I came to in another vehicle. I sustained severe injuries: blast trauma, shrapnel wounds to my arm, hand, right thigh, and shin. My right leg was seriously damaged — a complex fracture, impaired joint mobility. Today, I can only walk with crutches. Specialists say that without quality rehabilitation, it will be very difficult for me to regain the ability to walk independently. That is why I am reaching out for help. I need specialized rehabilitation at the “Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center” of the National Committee for Sports of the Disabled of Ukraine — a trusted facility where they help people after serious injuries. This is my chance to walk again on my own, without crutches.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Mykola Khomyn, call sign is FURY
When the full-scale invasion began, I went straight to the military enlistment office.
I served in the flamethrower battalion “Chimera.” We held the line on the Kherson front. In October 2022 I was severely wounded during a reconnaissance-in-force mission. Our tank was ambushed and hit by two anti-tank missiles from both sides. I remember a loud ringing in my ears, flames… and then — silence. Five centimeters of my tibia were blown away, and another bone was shattered. I gave myself first aid and crawled on my stomach for almost a kilometer to reach our troops… I underwent 21 surgeries, had an external fixation device (EFD) installed, and began bone regrowth. Skin grafts, damaged muscles, hearing loss, ruptured eardrums, a concussion. My knee won’t bend. My foot doesn’t function. To relearn how to walk properly, I need extensive work with rehabilitation specialists. I urgently need specialized rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of NCSIU. That’s where the experts are who can help restore function to my leg. My goal is to make a full recovery and return to service. I believe I can stand in formation once again.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Ponorets Serhii, call sign SYROP
On the third day of the full-scale war, Serhii went to the military enlistment office on his own and was mobilized into the 100th Territorial Defense Brigade. First, he served in the Fire Support Company, then was transferred to a rifle company. On January 20, 2024, during a combat mission near the village of Dibrova in Luhansk Oblast, Serhii and his comrades came under heavy mortar fire. Their dugout collapsed. His comrade who was beside him died on the spot… Serhii miraculously survived. He dug himself out from under the rubble, even though he had severe head and chest injuries. From January 20 to April 4 — three and a half months in intensive care units.
Severe brain swelling, several surgeries, coma... From January 20 to April 4 — three and a half months in intensive care units. After difficult treatment, Serhii breathed on his own without a ventilator. We completed two state-funded rehabilitation packages. But it’s not nearly enough. After a traumatic brain injury, hematomas, multiple fractures, and a pneumothorax, it takes time, effort, and professional support to return to life. We turned to the “Agape” center. They have a program that gives us hope. But now everything depends on money. We’ve exhausted all our resources, gone through all the free stages. And the most important part is still ahead — the rehabilitation that could get my Serhii back on his feet.
COLLECTED: UAH 350,000
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Soldier Vitalii Klymenko, call sign KLIM
On February 24, without hesitation, I packed my things and went to the military enlistment office. I joined Unit 3005 of the National Guard. At the end of April, I joined the “Spartan” brigade. After training, I was deployed to Bakhmut. Then came Zolote, Komyshuvakha, the Slobozhanske counteroffensive, and Soledar… After Soledar, I was captured. The occupiers tied my hands with wire, put a bag over my head, and dragged me to some warehouse. I stayed there until dusk. Then they made a makeshift stretcher and carried me somewhere… Eventually to a small village. There, they decided to finish me off — they threw a rope around my neck and began to strangle me. I was already so weak that I lost consciousness immediately. They thought they had killed me. I came to with a dead leg and crawled to a ruined building. I found some rags, wrapped myself up, and lay there for a day. The next evening, I saw a well through the window. About 30 meters away. I crawled to it on my knees, grabbed the bucket with my teeth — it had water with a crust of ice. I took a few sips. And then I heard: “Stop!” I turned — I was at gunpoint. More “Wagners.” Captured again. They dragged me into a basement. Two days there. Then a field hospital, where others like me were treated. Gangrene began, so they took me to a hospital in Luhansk, amputated my leg. Then back to the hospital. I stayed there 18 days until I was exchanged. On January 31, I was exchanged. But I’m not broken. On the contrary — I’m even more motivated. Victory is the goal. I plan to return to service. For that, I need a new liner for my prosthetic. The one I use is worn out and urgently needs replacement.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 5,040
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Soldier Viktor Krylo, call sign MIKHALYCH
I voluntarily took up arms back in 2014. I served in the 19th Battalion of the Mykolaiv Territorial Defense. After that, I signed a contract with the Marine Corps. I served with honor and dignity, and after two years, I was discharged... When the full-scale invasion began in 2022, I returned to the fight. This time as part of the Kryvyi Rih Territorial Defense, where I led a sniper squad and received the callsign MIKHALYCH. My first injury happened in the Kherson direction near the village of Arkhanhelske. After treatment, I went back to my brothers-in-arms. My second injury happened on the Donetsk front. I sustained a shrapnel wound and once again returned to service after recovering. My third and most recent injury happened in the Avdiivka direction. There was an explosion next to me. It was a tank shot — the most terrifying kind. The blast wave threw me into a trench. I landed on my back, severely injuring it. I immediately lost all feeling in my legs… Today, I live with unbearable pain. A displaced vertebra is pressing on my central nerve canal. I can’t walk. According to doctors, the only solution is urgent spinal surgery with the installation of a transpedicular fixation system. It must be done as soon as possible, as there’s a high risk of permanent damage that could lead to paralysis.
The surgery itself is free, but the system must be purchased.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED:UAH 78,850
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Soldier Dilshod Sharоpov, call sign Tajik
Since 2014, I have been defending Ukraine—on the Maidan and in Donbas. I have been wounded 17 times, yet each time, I returned to the fight. In the winter of 2024, we had a combat mission to an observation post. The guys in my group were newcomers with no combat experience, so I was assigned as their leader. The first day was quiet. On the second, they started shelling us—drones, artillery… One of the shells landed right next to me. The blast threw me about ten meters. I hit a rock and realized—my legs no longer obeyed me. Through binoculars, I saw about 45 enemies approaching us. We withdrew to a reserve position. The guys carried me on a stretcher, applied a tourniquet. I ordered them to retreat and leave me behind. Because of my decision—they all made it out alive! I spent nine months in captivity, completely immobile the entire time. The conditions were inhumane—beatings, torture, no medical care.
Nine months without treatment severely worsened my condition. Now, I cannot move my legs, torso, or right arm. But I can still take a hit. I want to return to the fight. To do that, I need to continue rehabilitation at the “Agape” center. This is my chance to move forward, to work on myself, to get closer to my dream. But I cannot afford the treatment on my own, so I must ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 122,100
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Soldier Yevhen Hots
On April 9, 2022, I stood up to defend Ukraine by joining the ranks of the Armed Forces. On August 22, 2022, near the village of Kurdiumivka, our unit came under devastating enemy artillery fire. In the heat of battle, I sustained severe injuries – to my right leg, left arm, and right shoulder. I could no longer move on my own… I regained consciousness alone, surrounded by ruins and explosions. That was when I was found by occupiers from the so-called "LNR." "Happy Independence Day," they said as they took me prisoner. First, they took me to a hospital, and later to a prisoner-of-war camp… On December 31, 2022, I returned home as part of a major prisoner exchange. After my release, my treatment took place in Sumy, Lviv, Uzhhorod, and later in Germany. At first, I could still move with crutches. The lack of proper medical care in captivity left its mark—my leg did not heal. After eight months, the doctors made an irreversible decision: amputation.
The doctors had promised rehabilitation and prosthetics, but suddenly they declared that my treatment was complete. I did not give up. I reached out to the Ministry of Health, explained my situation, and returned to Ukraine. I was underwent a reamputation. Finally, I received a prosthetic. I need rehabilitation at the "Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center" of the National Committee for Sports of the Disabled of Ukraine to learn to walk on my prosthetic and restore my physical condition.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 180,000
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Soldier Oleksandr Pizhor, call sign NIMETS
I am a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, mobilized in April 2024. After training, I was assigned to the 58th Brigade in Donbas. The first battles began, the first wound. There was treatment, there was rehabilitation, and then – a return to my unit. Then came the Kharkiv direction. And here, fate tested me again. During a combat mission, I sustained an injury that now prevents me from walking. Doctors say I need a hip replacement. Only surgery will allow me to fully live again and move freely. The operation itself will be performed free of charge, but I need to purchase a high-quality implant (manufactured by Medacta, Switzerland) that will last a long time and enable an active lifestyle.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000
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Soldier Yevhen Kovshyk, call sign MALYI
I have gone to defend Ukraine twice. The first time was in 2015 when I was mobilized into the State Border Guard Service. I participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) in Luhansk Oblast, in the village of Krasa Talivka. After 15 months of service, I returned to normal life: home, work, family. In February 2023, I rejoined the ranks as part of the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, 1st Rifle Battalion, defending Donetsk Oblast in the Avdiivka direction, in the villages of Opytne and Vodiane. April 13, 2023. My comrades and I were carrying out a combat mission when a massive shelling began. One of the shells exploded nearby. A shockwave, pain, darkness. Shrapnel pierced my body: knee, forearm, face, neck... One fragment damaged my spinal cord.
I lay in a trench for 10 hours, waiting for evacuation approval. My comrades carried me out, risking their own lives. First, I was taken to an emergency care point in Selydove, then to Pokrovsk, and from there to Mechnikov Hospital. Surgery, Kyiv. Sepsis. Doctors gave me a 1% chance of survival. Now my war is rehabilitation. Doctors say there is a chance for recovery. Rehabilitation at the "Modrychi" center is my chance to walk again. But it requires funds.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 233,100
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Soldier Andrii Samoilenko, call sign SHURIK
I joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine on February 27, 2022. I fought in the Serebrianske Forest, where, on February 12, 2024, I was seriously wounded during a combat mission.
Mortar shelling. Explosion. Pain. Darkness. I lay on the ground for four hours, too weak to even call for help. I don’t know who pulled me out. I regained consciousness in Mechnikov Hospital. Doctors diagnosed me with a blast injury, a shrapnel wound to the spine, and multiple fractures of the pelvis, leg, shin, and foot. The prognosis was uncertain, but they told me I had a chance to walk again. Right now, I move around in a wheelchair, but I’m already taking my first steps in orthoses with the help of a walker. My goal is to transition from a walker to crutches and eventually walk on my own. To achieve this, I need to continue rehabilitation at the Agape center. Specialized rehabilitation is my chance, but it’s expensive, so I have to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 78,400
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Soldier Oleksandr, call sign EDDIE
Before the war, I lived an active life: football, hockey, constant movement. I played for the amateur league “Desna” in Kyiv, had plans, goals, and many dreams. But in June 2023, I became a soldier. I joined the 36th Separate Marine Brigade. Avdiivka, Kherson region – Pishchane, Krynky, where I spent 46 days. Then Beryslav, Vovchansk… And it was there that I sustained my most severe injury. A bullet passed through my mouth and exited through my eye. A second bullet hit my helmet, giving me a chance to survive. A complex surgery.
Three days in darkness—in a coma.
An eye removed, a brain hemorrhage, paralysis of the right side of my body, aphasia… Four days later, I was in a Kyiv hospital.
They operated on my eye and placed a plate.
Three months later, I stood on my feet, I spoke my first words.Doctors emphasized that these were incredible results for such an injury in such a short period. Now, I have one goal: to regain the ability to walk confidently, to speak, to live. I need intensive rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center.
This is a chance I cannot afford to lose.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Serhii Badeshko, call sign AMERICA
I have been serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2016. In 2019, I participated in the anti-terrorist operation against the Russian Federation. In January 2022, I was discharged from service. In May 2022, I was mobilized. I joined the 17th Separate Rifle Battalion, and we held positions in the Slobozhanske direction. On May 26, 2022, we were returning from duty when a group of armed men confronted us. They demanded passwords and ordered us to kneel. I had no intention of complying. Fifteen shots were fired — almost point-blank.
Distance: one meter. Fourteen bullets were stopped by my body armor. One hit my neck, injuring my cervical vertebrae and spinal cord. I felt the impact, intense pain… What followed was a long journey through intensive care units. Doctors removed the bullet and bone fragments, but the verdict was devastating — spinal cord damage. And no guarantees. It was hard. It was terrifying. But I knew I had no right to give up. My little son was waiting for me at home, hearing from his mother that his father is a warrior. More than two years have passed. I put all my strength into recovery. Right now, I desperately need rehabilitation at the “Agape” center. It’s my chance to move forward, work on myself, and get closer to my dream.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 173,600
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Soldier Vasyl Tur, call sign PTUR
I have been serving in the army since 2016. I spent three years under contract as an artilleryman before leaving. When the full-scale invasion began, I had no choice—only to defend my homeland. I’m an infantryman of the 116th Territorial Defense Brigade. After my first injury near Soledar, I spent another year as an assault soldier until complications arose, and I was reassigned as a driver. May 7, 2024 — The Day That Changed Everything. Our unit received a report that two comrades were wounded on the front line. My partner and I decided to go together. Everything was going smoothly until we began to drive away. The pickup hit an anti-tank “barrier.” A TM-62 mine detonated. I remember the explosion. The next thing I knew, I was crawling toward the trench, unable to feel my legs. Both legs were broken, my throat was cut by shrapnel, my eyes were burned, my nose was pierced, and my arm was injured. In Zaporizhzhia, doctors considered amputating both legs but decided to try saving them. The left leg turned black. Amputation was inevitable. The state provided me with a quality functional prosthesis. However, due to complications in treating my remaining limb, I now need to make my prosthesis safer and more comfortable. Specialists have recommended а locking liner to reduce stump sensitivity and improve comfort, а special fixation mechanism to ease standing and walking. Unfortunately, state funds aren’t enough to cover these essential components.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 7,565
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Soldier Kaygorodov Nazar, call sign ROMEO
In April 2022, he took up arms, even though he had never served before. He trained in Desna, went to battle, to the 66th Brigade, as a reconnaissance sapper. And on July 10, 2022, near Bakhmut, he found himself in the middle of hellish enemy artillery fire—and then, silence. His condition was horrifying—his face was unrecognizable due to wounds, and shrapnel had destroyed his skull. But he was still breathing. He was evacuated under heavy shelling. Doctors fought for him in Kurakhove, Dnipro, and Kyiv. Nazar survived. Even though doctors gave him almost no chance. Doctors implanted a titanium plate in his skull.
Nazar was completely immobile. His body was like stone, every muscle in spasm. But Nazar fought. And he made progress! He learned to hold his head up, to move his arms a little, to sit for a few minutes without support. His speech improved. Today, Nazar cannot walk yet, but he feels everything—he knows he has a chance to stand on his own again. To make this possible, he needs specialized rehabilitation at the "Modrychi" center—intensive and professional. This center has everything necessary to help him take his next step toward recovery.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 259,600
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Soldier Vitalii Kraievskyi, call sign VIT
I voluntarily joined the defense of Ukraine in October 2024. On December 1, 2024, I suffered a severe injury—traumatic amputation of both lower limbs. The pain was unbearable, my vision blurred, but the worst part was how slowly time passed. The tourniquets were on for over 10 hours, evacuation was delayed, and I drifted in and out of consciousness, thinking only about one thing: survival. My comrades performed the impossible, providing first aid and pulling me out of that hell. What followed were hospitals, surgeries, and long days of battling pain and uncertainty. Now, I have to learn how to live again—to master a wheelchair, prepare for prosthetics, and find my strength in this new reality. For this, I need specialized rehabilitation at the “Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center” of NCSIU. This is not just training; it is a chance to regain control over my own life. I am not used to asking for help, but right now, I cannot do this alone.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 180,000
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Soldier Ihor Hryhoriiev, call sign FOOTBALLER
In the summer of 2023 I joined the 38th Separate Marine Brigade.
At first, I served in the Kherson direction, then in Donetsk. In the fall of 2024, our group was redeployed closer to Pokrovsk. During an assault, we captured an enemy bunker and were waiting for further orders. Everything was as usual. But in a second, everything turned upside down—a grenade was thrown at our feet. An explosion. Sharp pain. Shrapnel tore through both of my legs… In Dnipro, the doctors told me there was no chance to save my legs. Amputation. Now I need rehabilitation to prepare for prosthetics. I don’t just want to walk—I want to return to a normal life, to be strong and independent. A specialized recovery course at the “Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center” of NCSIU can help me with this. But rehabilitation costs money—a lot of money. That’s why I’m forced to ask for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Dmytro Tumanov, call sign TUMAN
In March 2023 I voluntarily enlisted in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I served in the 41st Separate Mechanized Brigade as a senior rifleman-operator. During my service, I experienced four concussions, but each time I returned to duty. On November 18, 2023, in Synkivka, Kupiansk district, during a combat mission, I sustained a severe blast injury.
I was in a coma for a month. Surgeries, pain, uncertainty. Amnesia… I was considered missing in action. The doctor found my sister and brother and informed them that I was in the hospital in Uzhhorod. She even found my son. Before New Year’s, they all came to see me. I barely remembered anything, but when I saw them, I understood: I am not alone; they were waiting for me, they were looking for me. Due to my injury, the left side of my body is non-functional, and I cannot walk or move independently. The doctors say there’s a chance, but I need long-term and continuous rehabilitation at the "Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center" of the NCSIU. I want to walk!
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 180,000
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Soldier Vitalii Kyryliuk, call sign DIRECTOR
Officer, scout, commander, patriot. Since 2015, he has defended Ukraine, serving in the 21st Battalion "Sarmat," the 56th Brigade, the State Border Guard Service, studying at the Naval Academy, and since 2023, leading the ground and aerial intelligence gathering and processing unit of the 15th Mobile Border Detachment "Steel Border".
On October 30, 2023, Vitalii suffered a severe injury near the village of Topoli in the Kharkiv region. He survived after 12 hours of waiting for evacuation, assisting his comrades. Following his injury, on March 24, 2024, Vitalii suffered an ischemic stroke, leading to severe consequences. The state provided one month of rehabilitation. But that’s not enough.
Despite receiving a first-degree disability status due to his combat injury, the state has not paid him financial assistance. Doctors make no promises. But without proper long-term rehabilitation, Vitalii may never walk again. Rehabilitation at the "Agape" Center – his chance for recovery! This rehabilitation is extremely expensive, but it offers a real chance for him to regain his life.
// The fundraiser for Vitalii Kyryliuk has been closed at the request of his mother.
Vitalii suffered a recurrent stroke. At this stage, he cannot be transported. He also needs surgery to remove a fragment from a vertebra before the next course of rehabilitation, but doctors have recommended postponing the procedure until his condition stabilizes after the stroke. Therefore, the next course of recovery is currently not possible.
The funds that were raised will be directed to cover the rehabilitation of Oleksandr Chybisov, call sign CHIP
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Soldier Mykola, callsign KUM
I am 24 years old. When the mobilization began, I joined the 81st Brigade. October 18, 2024 – the day that changed everything.
We were on a combat mission in Bilohorivka, Luhansk region. An enemy drone dropped an explosive on our position. It all happened in an instant—a powerful impact, pain, blood. For the first two hours, I was conscious—I saw my legs, saw how my comrades tried to save me. They did everything they could: applied tourniquets, kept me stable, didn’t let me lose consciousness. But then... darkness. When I woke up in the hospital, my legs were gone. Both. High amputation. Now, I am at the stage where I can be fitted with prosthetics, but first, I need rehabilitation. at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center of the National Committee for Sports of the Disabled of Ukraine (NCSIU). This is the place where I can adapt to my new reality, regain my independence, and prepare for prosthetics.
Two months of rehabilitation will give me the chance to take my first steps again.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 180,000
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Soldier Viktor, call sign SHEBA
In January 2023, I was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. With no prior experience, I became a sapper. My front was in the Donetsk direction. In the fall of 2024, during a combat mission near the village of Shevchenko. We had installed an electronic warfare (EW) device on our vehicle. This device saved us when a kamikaze drone flew directly at our group. I only had time to shout, “Guys, drone!” and cover my face with my hands. Then came the explosion, searing pain, and silence… The blast took my left hand and severely damaged my right. My eardrums ruptured. In Zaporizhzhia, I underwent a sanitary amputation, and later in Kropyvnytskyi, they performed reconstruction surgery on my right hand. I’ve undergone multiple surgeries on my hearing and right hand. Right now, specialized rehabilitation at the “Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center” of the National Sports Committee of Disabled People of Ukraine (NSCDPU) is my chance. There, I can regain strength, learn to live with my new reality, and reclaim some of the abilities the war took from me. But it is expensive, and I cannot do it alone.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Oleksandr, call sign SHUM
From the very first days of the full-scale invasion I left everything behind and joined the 25th Separate Assault Battalion. Our focus was the Donetsk direction. On July 13, 2022, I sustained an injury. During a battle, I shielded a comrade with my body to protect him from an explosion. The mine-explosion injury cost me my right leg above the thigh, parts of the fingers on both hands, and left me with severe trauma to both wrists. The doctors did everything they could to save my left hand, but it has now become clear that it will soon need to be amputated. I currently have a prosthesis for my right leg, but to use it, I need a liner—a special component that ensures the comfort and functionality of the prosthesis. Without this element, I cannot walk. Considering the upcoming amputation of my hand, crutches will no longer be an option for me, and the only way I’ll be able to move around is with a properly functioning prosthesis.The liner I’ve been using is worn out and urgently needs replacement. For this reason, I am reaching out to donors for help.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 61,040
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Soldier Serhii, call sign MOLFAR
I serve in the 12th Special Purpose Brigade “Azov” of the National Guard of Ukraine. I joined the war back in 2014 as a volunteer. My life changed drastically in March 2022 at Azovstal. During an enemy airstrike, I sustained severe injuries: both bones in my left leg were broken, shrapnel damaged my abdomen, and my pelvis was fractured. I was taken to a military hospital in Mariupol, but two days later, it was destroyed by an airstrike. I was returned to Azovstal, to an underground shelter where our doctors had set up an improvised hospital. The helicopter evacuation from complete encirclement felt like a miracle, marking the beginning of my long road to recovery. After months of treatment, I was able to stand on my feet again. Without hesitation, I returned to duty. However, due to a lack of rehabilitation, overexertion, and complications, I had to undergo another surgery in the fall of last year. Now, my primary goal is to eliminate the constant pain in my leg and walk without limitations again. Doctors say this is possible if I undergo high-quality rehabilitation at the “Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center” of the National Sports Committee of Ukraine.
MOLFAR's кehabilitation at the Western Sports and Rehabilitation Center will be paid for by the NGO "AZOV SUPROVID"
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Soldier Andrii, call sign ANDZHEI
In 2023, I was mobilized into the 36th Brigade, 1st Separate Marine Battalion. My service took place on the Donetsk front. It was hotter there than ever, but we held on because we understood what we were fighting for. During one of the battles, I suffered a severe spinal cord injury. The doctors performed surgery that saved my life. But one question remained: will I be able to walk again? Every day of rehabilitation is hard work, filled with pain but also hope. My greatest wish now is to feel my legs again, to take that first step… Doctors say that specialized rehabilitation at the “Agape” center could significantly improve my chances of recovery. The center has professionals who know how to restore functionality even in the most challenging cases.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 53,200
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Soldier Ihor Malyi, call sign MALYI
I joined the fight to defend Ukraine on the first day of the full-scale invasion. I’m assistant grenadier in the 64th Separate Rifle Battalion.
On March 24, 2023 near the village of Pavlivka in Donetsk region, we were carrying out a combat mission. It all happened in an instant: a powerful explosion, an impact, and then darkness… In Dnipro doctors removed a large fragment lodged in my head. Unfortunately, many small fragments remain. Blood loss, a coma… The injury took my left eye and left my right side paralyzed. Doctors said the chances of returning to a normal life were minimal. But I didn’t give up. After a year of intensive treatment and rehabilitation, I learned to walk again. Right now, I desperately need specialized rehabilitation at the “Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center” of the Ukrainian National Committee for Sport of the Disabled. This program would give me a chance to regain mobility and rebuild confidence in myself.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Vadym Zaporozhets, call sign TYKHYI
On June 1, 2022 I was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At first, I trained as a gunner, but my technical skills quickly found a purpose. I repaired and maintained military equipment, which became my primary task. We worked in the hottest spots, under constant shelling, often pushed to our limits. On September 7, 2022, in the village of Pisky, Donetsk region, I sustained an injury that changed my life forever. We were preparing for a combat mission when the enemy attacked with a drone. The first explosion landed near us, and immediately after, there was a second one. I was knocked off my feet, with my legs buried under the earth. I didn’t feel pain, just an inability to move. Doctors fought for my life, and my family was always by my side, praying for me to survive. Realizing that my legs no longer worked was a tremendous shock. The long and challenging rehabilitation of defender Vadym Zaporozhets continues at the “Svyatenko” clinic. Every day, doctors working to heal deep bedsores and continuing his course of physical rehabilitation. It’s a meticulous process that requires time, effort, and significant financial resources. All procedures are costly, and Vadym cannot manage them on his own. Every donation is important!
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 655,600
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Soldier Taras, call sign NIMETS
On February 24, 2022, while working a shift in Boryspil, I heard the first explosions. That same day I went to the military enlistment office with a friend who was a veteran of the ATO. This is how I joined the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, with which I have experienced some of the fiercest battles of the war.
My service includes defending and liberating Moschun and Horenka, as well as battles near Bakhmut and Vuhledar. I received my first minor injury early in the Bakhmut operation. After treatment, I returned to the front line.
The second injury happened near Vuhledar. On the second day of fighting, I was wounded in the knee. Despite the severe injury, I returned to the front after treatment. I continued to serve, not realizing that my knee joint was nearly destroyed. I carried out combat and service tasks until my knee completely lost functionality.Currently, my joint needs to be replaced. I cannot move without pain. Endoprosthetics is my chance to return to an active life.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 99,500
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Soldier Oleksandr, call sign FOREST
I was 12 years old when the war in eastern Ukraine began. The events of 2014 deeply impacted me. Watching the news, I decided that I would become a soldier. After ninth grade, I enrolled in the Naval Lyceum in Odesa. In 2019, I continued my studies at the Military Academy, choosing the Marine Corps. After graduating in 2023, I became a platoon commander in the newly formed 37th Marine Brigade. My first battle, my first injury—it was summer, in the village of Velyka Novosilka. A shrapnel wound to my leg became my baptism by fire. After treatment, I returned to service. A few weeks later I hit an anti-tank mine. Thankfully, I escaped unharmed and continued my service. But the worst came later, in Tokarivka. That day, I was at the battalion’s command observation post. The first shelling collapsed my shelter, but I managed to crawl out. Assessing the situation, I heard the second shell incoming. It landed behind me, and when I tried to stand up, I realized something was wrong. My leg was barely hanging on by a piece of skin. The hardest part came later—re-amputation in Mykolaiv and dressing removal in Odesa without anesthesia. That pain was worse than losing the leg itself. But even then, I knew I had to endure.
Today, I continue to serve. My goal is to stay in the ranks. To do this, I need a sports prosthesis. It will allow me to stay mobile, carry out combat missions, and engage in sports, which has become a new source of motivation for me.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 319,552.16
Soldier history
Soldier Mykhailo Duzenko
He was born and raised in the Kharkiv region. He dedicated his entire life to mechanics and equipment repair. In October 2022, Mykhailo was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. While he trained as a gunner, his technical skills proved invaluable in the technical support platoon. Repairing and maintaining military equipment became his primary combat role in hotspots like Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, and other critical areas.
In October 2023, during a combat mission in Lyman, Mykhailo suffered a severe injury. While repairing equipment, the enemy dropped an air bomb, resulting in a critical traumatic brain injury. He spent three months in intensive care, fighting for his life. Currently, Mykhailo is undergoing treatment at the Svyatenko Clinic. However, further recovery requires two surgical procedures a shunt and a custom titanium plate (cranial bone prosthesis). While the surgeries themselves are free, the costs of the necessary materials fall on Mykhailo’s family and are beyond their financial means.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 117,540
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Soldier Oleksandr Tkachenko, call sign ROCKET
I was 19 when I first put on a military uniform. I served in the 72nd Brigade as a BMP mechanic-driver. In 2020, I was discharged and started working as a driver. But on February 24, 2022 I decided to return to the military. I joined the 30th Brigade, where I became a marksman-sniper. We were sent to the Bakhmut direction, where we faced our first combat missions, first losses, and the harsh reality of war. Then came Popasna, Troitske, and endless battles. I remember that day as if it were yesterday.
On June 8, 2022, we were ordered to move out as reinforcements. We reached the railway track we had to cross. We decided to take the risk and cross the bridge. As we approached, two enemy tanks appeared out of nowhere. Shells began to explode everywhere. One blast hit me.
Of everyone under the bridge, I was the only one who survived, but my left arm was immediately severed… Because I stayed conscious, I was able to survive.
Eventually, my comrades saw me. I was taken to the railway station. In the basement, medics provided first aid… then evacuation, hospitals, surgeries… I survived.
But now a different battle continues — the fight for recovery.
Ahead of me is a difficult path: surgery on my knee joint; phantom pain in the stump of my left arm - I feel a hand that’s no longer there; the effects of a concussion; impaired gait and posture…
Currently, I need continued rehabilitation at the “Svyatenko” clinic.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 117,800
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Soldier Roman Trokhymenko, call sign PUHACH
From September 2018 to September 2021, I served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine under a contract. I served with the 18th Separate Marine Battalion, 35th Marine Brigade. Yes, I am a marine. Since February 26, 2022, I have been serving in the 241st Territorial Defense Brigade of Kyiv, 207th Rifle Battalion, 1st Rifle Company. I have been wounded three times. For a year, we did not actively participate in the war aside from training. In spring 2023, when we were finally deployed, we were sent to the Soledar direction, stationed in Sloviansk.
My first wound was a minor injury (a deep scratch) to my right buttock, which healed quickly. Shortly after, I returned to my unit and resumed service.
The second wound occurred while I was in the bottom of a trench. A cursed VOG grenade from an AGS exploded against a tree above me... leaving a fragment in my liver. It was removed, and though it healed, it was much more painful and took longer than the first wound.
In the spring of 2024 we were redeployed to combat positions in the Marinka direction.
…There were three of us, tasked with securing a position at a relatively distant location, which we reached after traveling most of the night. We didn’t make it. Enemy drones with explosive payloads forced us to retreat. During the withdrawal we rested in a forest strip. Around 5 a.m., something from a drone hit near me (we were spread out). The doctors later determined it severed the central nerve in my upper thigh, caused significant blood loss, and left me with a concussion.
Eventually, I reached my own after about half an hour. That’s where they bandaged me up. The resulting "tourniquet syndrome" meant my leg couldn't be saved…
The prosthesis for Roman will be fully paid for by the state, and there is currently no need for charitable assistance.
All raised funds will be directed to the rehabilitation of Oleksandr, call sign EDDI
Soldier history
Soldier Volodymyr Barbelyukh, call sign ODESA
The war caught me in Warsaw, where I was working at the time. At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, I was helping people fleeing the war to cross the border. When the flow of refugees began to decrease, a friend and I returned to Ukraine.
In Kyiv, we joined the territorial defence forces. Then we decided to transfer to the newly formed TRO Azov unit. In March 2022, this unit was reorganised into the Azov SSO regiment, and in the summer of 2022, I went to the Zaporizhzhia direction. In the fall, the formation of the 3rd Assault Brigade began. After completing training, we were deployed to Bakhmut. On the Donetsk front, while carrying out my duties in the combat zone, I sustained a severe cervical spinal injury on June 25, 2023. In an instant, my body became paralyzed. For over a year now, I have been fighting for my life and independence. I am still paralyzed, and my injury has left severe and irreversible consequences. Unfortunately, I don’t have family members who can provide care, so I must rely on the help of kind-hearted people. Currently, I am undergoing a rehabilitation course at the Agape center, but I need to continue it. Every day at this center is a chance to move closer to independent living.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 113,400
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Soldier Oleh Konstandohlo, call cign STEP
I am 25 years old, and I am from Kharkiv. In 2022, I voluntarily mobilized. Before that, I served for two years under contract in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, trained at the Poltava Institute of Communications, and later joined an assault battalion. I participated in battles for Bakhmut and Chasiv Yar.
On October 26, 2024, during a combat mission near Novoivanivka in the Kursk region, our unit came under enemy mortar fire. I sustained a blast injury, fractures of the skull base and facial bones, a gunshot shrapnel wound to the face, a brain contusion, and partial hearing loss.
Now, I am on a long and challenging road to recovery. Currently, I need help to obtain a customized set for metal osteosynthesis of the midface area. This is a complex and costly procedure that will help restore my face.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 24,480
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Soldier Ihor Ihnatenko, call sign SOVA
I was mobilized in March 2022 from the operational reserve of the first line. In 2015–2016, I had already defended Ukraine in the ATO zone. In February 2023, I was sent to Germany for training. After returning, our brigade was deployed to the Zaporizhzhia direction. On September 4, 2023, during a combat mission near the village of Mala Tokmachka, I suffered a blast injury and a severe traumatic brain injury, losing a significant amount of blood. I was transported to a stabilization point in Tavriysk, where I was placed in an induced coma. Then followed the difficult stages of evacuation: first to the Zaporizhzhia Regional Hospital, where the first surgery was performed, then to Dnipro, where I developed meningitis and brain swelling. Finally, I was evacuated to Kyiv, where I was considered the most critically injured soldier…While in critical condition in the intensive care unit of the Western Regional Hospital, a military medical commission (MMC) evaluated my case. The commission concluded that I required no further treatment or rehabilitation, only care. This decision led to the cancellation of all payments. However, neither my family nor the intensive care doctors of the Kyiv Regional Center for Rehabilitation Medicine accepted this verdict. After six months, I began rehabilitation at the Modrychi Center. I had to relearn moving, speaking, and controlling my body. To continue my rehabilitation at the Modrychi Center, funds are needed that my family cannot afford. I appeal to everyone who cares to help me continue my fight for life and recovery.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 402,000
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Soldier Mykola Dorokhov, call sign SNIPER
At the beginning of the war in 2014, I was living in Crimea. However, after the occupation of the peninsula, I was forced to leave my home and move to Henichesk. In 2022, the Russian army occupied that city as well, and I had to flee further into Ukraine, to Kaniv in the Cherkasy region. It was there that I joined the Territorial Defense Forces, and later, on May 18, 2022, I volunteered to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
My decision to fight for Ukraine was not just patriotic. In March 2022, during battles in Donetsk, I lost my brother. His death was a turning point for me. In 2023, during a combat mission, I sustained my first injury—a sniper’s bullet hit my leg. After treatment in Kremenchuk and rehabilitation, I returned to the front. However, on June 28, 2024, I was wounded again—this time, shrapnel hit my arm, rendering it nonfunctional.
Currently, my arm is nonfunctional—my fingers don’t move. To restore its functionality, I need a long and challenging rehabilitation course at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center. There is a chance I can regain the use of my arm and return to service. I ask for your help to make this journey. Every contribution is a step toward my recovery, my return to the battlefield, and our shared victory over the enemy.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Yevhen, call sign BORODA
I served as a career military officer starting in 2005 and continuing until the end of 2017. As part of the 95th Separate Air Assault Brigade, I participated in the war in Donbas. In 2017, I decided to leave the military, but when the full-scale invasion began in February 2022, I voluntarily rejoined the Armed Forces of Ukraine and participated in battles near Kyiv, in Donetsk, and in the Kherson region. During one of the combat missions, while returning from the frontlines in a vehicle, one of our tires burst, causing the car to veer into a ditch. I was thrown from the vehicle and sustained severe injuries — fractures to my spine, pelvis, and right shin. I was evacuated to a stabilization point, followed by surgeries and treatment.
It has now been three months since my last surgery, but my leg is still not functioning, and I have ongoing issues with my pelvis and spine. I need long-term professional rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center to regain physical functionality and return to active life and service.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Taras Tymchyshyn, call sign BARABAS
In February 2023, I voluntarily reported to the Ivano-Frankivsk Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In April 2024, I suffered severe injuries during military service as the result of a car accident that drastically changed my life.
Every day was a battle for survival, and only through the efforts of the doctors and the support of my loved ones was I able to pull through. The movement in my legs is limited due to constant pain. I cannot fully straighten or bend my knees and ankles, and while movement in my shoulder is possible, it is accompanied by pain. All I dream of is to fully recover and return to service. The road ahead is long, and for this, I need your support. The Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center, where I plan to undergo a complete recovery course, offers hope for returning to a normal life.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 180,000
Soldier history
Боєць Микола Лобур, позивний КАППА
I am the Senior Sergeant of the 2nd Company, 1st Battalion of the 117th Mechanized Brigade. I have been in military service since March 2022, joining as a volunteer. I have faced numerous military challenges, but a combat mission in the Zaporizhzhia region near the village of Robotyne became a turning point for me. During a mortar attack, I was struck. I felt a heavy blow to my back. I realized I couldn’t move—my lower body stopped responding.
I was evacuated quickly; there was no time to lose, as my life was at stake. I remained conscious for almost the entire evacuation... After sustaining a severe spinal injury, I currently use a wheelchair but am able to take care of myself independently. Recently, I have regained some movement in my legs, giving me the prospect of walking again. This provides me with additional strength to continue fighting for recovery. Currently, I am undergoing a medical board assessment and preparing for a rehabilitation course at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center. I need to strengthen my pelvic muscles, restore balance, and acquire new skills for social adaptation. With your support, I believe I can overcome this critical stage of recovery.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Roman Maksymets, call sign SPANIARD
In 2015 I joined the "Donbas Ukraine" battalion through mobilization. I was a sapper responsible for engineering preparation during combat missions. I was immediately given the call sign SPANIARD. My service took me to some of the hottest spots in Donbas, and on July 6, 2016, I was severely wounded during battles in Maryinka. My right arm and leg were torn off, and the foot on my left leg was shattered by shrapnel. My left eye was filled with tiny fragments, leaving it burned, and my right eye also damaged. My eardrums were also ruptured. In total, I underwent 12 surgeries. Doctors operated on my leg, amputated my foot, operated on my arm, then removed my eye (and later fitted an implant), replaced the lens in my right eye, and performed several surgeries on my nose and ears…
I received mechanical prosthetics funded by the state. In 2017, I traveled abroad through a government program to receive my first bionic arm and an electronic knee prosthesis. This prosthesis has served me for over seven years and it has exhausted its service life. The knee joint I truly need—the Genium X3, it suits me best. Its features on inclines and declines make movement significantly easier; the battery lasts much longer. Even more importantly, it provides better stability during stumbles and in unconventional situations—crucial for me, as I have a triple amputation and vision issues. The provision of a prosthetic covered by the state budget. After the injury, Roman has significant problems with hearing and vision, which is why he uses special devices that significantly improve his daily life and quality of life. These devices recently failed. In connection with this, Roman was in urgent need of new devices: Hearing aids , tablet, liner – indispensable for using the prosthesis. Thanks to the help of dobro.ua, the Citizen Foundation purchased everything Roman needed.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 148,103
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Soldier Dmytro, call sign JACK
I volunteered for the war on March 7, 2023, and served as the commander of a separate grenade launcher platoon in military unit 4723. We defended our land in Donetsk region.
I sustained my first injury on April 2, 2023, near the village of Dzherelne in the Luhansk region. We were moving in a vehicle to set up a firing position when we hit an anti-tank mine. I suffered a severe traumatic brain injury and a concussion. After a long recovery, I was able to return to my unit. On June 23, 2024, in the village of Andriivka, Svatove district, Luhansk region, I triggered an enemy mine trap while approaching an outpost. I immediately realized I had lost my legs, but I didn’t feel any pain. When I woke up in intensive care, doctors told me I had lost my left leg up to the hip and my right leg at one-third of the thigh. I am currently in Lviv, undergoing rehabilitation.
Ahead of me lies a challenging prosthetic journey, and my most important task now is to complete a full specialized rehabilitation course at Zakhidnyi Rehabilitation and Sports Centre. There, I need to learn to use a wheelchair, improve my overall physical condition, and prepare for the fitting prosthetics.Thanks to the support of our friends from the Netherlands, who organized a charity concert in the city of Middelburg, we paid for Dmytro's 30-day rehabilitation course. Considering the high amputation of both limbs, even after prosthetics, Dmytro will often have to use a wheelchair. Therefore to achieve maximum recovery, he needs to undergo a second rehabilitation course at the Zakhidnyi Rehabilitation and Sports Centre. This stage will focus on mastering the use of an active wheelchair, navigating stairs, and overcoming curbs.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 180,000
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Soldier Dmytro, call sign PHOTOGRAPHER
I enlisted in the Territorial Defense Forces on the first day of the full-scale war and was armed by the second day. On August 25, 2022, while carrying out a combat mission, I was severely wounded by shrapnel from an automatic grenade launcher and mortar. The largest fragment severed an artery and tendon in my leg… During the first week, doctors tried to save my leg, but later, when I was transferred to another hospital, sepsis had set in. Nine days after surgery, my leg was amputated above the knee. After 12 operations and over a year of treatment, I received a high-function prosthetic through a government program. I now need a special liner to make using the prosthetic more comfortable. Unfortunately, government funds were exhausted on the prosthetic itself.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 17,000
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Soldier Dmytro, call sign STEL
In 2014 I volunteered to defend my homeland in the ATO zone. From 2014 to 2017, I served under contract. On February 24, 2022, during the full-scale invasion, I once again voluntarily signed a contract, this time with the Territorial Defense Forces. After three months, I was transferred to the 5th Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On January 16, 2023, while on a combat mission in Bakhmut, I sustained a severe blast injury, that led to the amputation of my leg. In the months that followed, I went through a lengthy journey of treatment, prosthetic fitting, and rehabilitation.
My current prosthesis requires a liner replacement, without which it can’t be used.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 5,761.02
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Soldier Dmytro Zhovtobriukh, call sign PUMA
On the first day of the full-scale war, February 24, 2022, I volunteered to join the security company of the Chernihiv Territorial Recruitment Center. Our unit participated in the defense of the Chernihiv region, and after its liberation, we joined the 58th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky, fighting in the Kharkiv and Donbas regions. On April 1, 2023, during an assault operation, I sustained a severe chest wound. The doctors called it a miracle that I survived. Four months of treatment helped me return to service. Unfortunately, I was wounded again during battles on the Vuhledar front. While evacuating wounded soldiers, our pickup hit a mine. My condition worsened significantly, and my internal organs were injured again, later I discharged due to disability. Now I face a new challenge—rehabilitation. I now need rehabilitation at the Zakhidnyi Rehabilitation and Sports Centre.
I now need rehabilitation at the Zakhidnyi Rehabilitation and Sports Centre, so, I’m reaching out to ask for your help in raising funds.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Ihor, call sign WHITE
I was mobilized for military service on March 6, 2022. I served as a communications operator with the 68th Separate Jager Brigade. September 5, 2022 we were in the village of Bohoyavlenka near Vuhledar, and at 1:30 AM, two S-300 missiles hit the basement where our communications unit was located. The upper concrete slabs just came crashing down on us. It was a nightmare. One of them fell on my legs. Out of 19 of us, only 6 survived, and I was one of them. Thirteen of our friends died that day. I was under the rubble for 6 hours, but only conscious for 40 minutes. My comrades saved me. I was in a panic, suffocating from the pain, and understood that if they didn’t pull me out, it would be the end. I even thought that if they managed to lift the slabs, my legs might have to be amputated. Fortunately, one leg was unharmed. After this, I went through a long process of treatment, prosthetics, and rehabilitation. Now I need an additional liner for my prosthesis, without which it can’t be used.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 14,706.14
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Soldier Yevhen, call sign VANGA
I began my military service in 2019. Three months before the full-scale invasion, my contract ended, but when the war began on February 24, 2022, I immediately volunteered as a rifleman-sniper in the 68th Separate Jager Brigade. On April 9, 2023, during a combat mission, I sustained a severe mine-explosive injury. It was a miracle I survived. I underwent seven hours of surgery, after which I fell into a coma for ten days. When I woke up, I found that my entire left side was paralyzed. During the surgery, doctors removed the shrapnel but damaged a nerve, which led to complications and paralysis. I am currently undergoing a long course of rehabilitation and am encouraged by the progress. I can stand and am beginning to walk independently, but I need to continue treatment for a chance at full recovery. I need recovery at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Darina, call sign MARA
I am 19 years old.
In 2024, I voluntarily joined the ranks of the National Guard of Ukraine, serving in the 13th NGU Brigade “Khartiia”. In April 2024, while on duty, I sustained a severe gunshot wound to the head. The shelling began, and I heard the cries of my wounded comrades, I immediately ran to help. After pulling the fourth wounded soldier to safety, I ran for the next one. At that moment, a cluster munition exploded, and a fragment struck me in the head… After a critically important surgery, I fell into a coma and remained there for twenty days. When I woke up, I couldn’t speak or move… For almost six months, I’ve been trying to recover. The rehabilitation continues, but it’s a tough road. I am currently finishing my rehabilitation at the "Oberig" clinic. Thanks to the dedicated work of the specialists there, I am already taking my first independent steps. However, to fully recover, I need to continue treatment and rehabilitation at another facility — the "Modrychi" rehabilitation center.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 497,943.10
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Soldier Bohdan Kapriyan, callsign PSYKH
I am a senior lieutenant, a war veteran, and a person with a 3rd-degree disability. Currently, I command a company in a training battalion. I have a family—a wife and two children. After my training, I was assigned to the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo, where I became the commander of a reconnaissance platoon. In July 2022, while carrying out a combat mission during the offensive on Kherson, near Sukhi Stavky, I sustained serious injuries. However, after treatment, I returned to service. But in September 2022, during an artillery shelling near the village of Bezimenne, I was severely wounded again… Now, I move with the help of crutches. Walking has become a painful challenge. The doctors diagnosed me with persistent combined contractures of both hip joints, deforming osteoarthritis, and spinal osteochondrosis. To return to a normal life and continue serving, I need to undergo surgery to replace both hip joints (I need an endoprosthesis Medacta, Switzerland). This would not only relieve the pain but also allow me to return to my duties—training mobilized cadets.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 190,000
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Soldier Taras, call sign TUMAN (FOG)
When the full-scale invasion began, I went to the military enlistment office and signed up for service. I was sent to Starychi, where I trained as a mortar operator, and then to military unit A0222 in Kyiv. We fought fierce battles in Donetsk Oblast, near the town of Krasnohorivka. I remember the day I was wounded like it was yesterday. Our positions were shelled with mortars, and then drones joined in. One of the explosions sent a piece of shrapnel into my back. It split: one part penetrated my kidney, the other got lodged in my spinal muscle… After the injury and rehabilitation, I returned to the front. I felt the effects of the wound every day. The pain was a constant companion — pills no longer helped, only injections. . After three months in the infantry, I was transferred back to the mortar team. However, after rotation, I was sent for treatment. I need surgery to install the CAPSTONE spinal system. Without it, I won’t be able to walk normally or fight the pain. The doctors are ready to perform the surgery for free, but I need to purchase the system itself. For this, I am reaching out to charitable donors for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 72,000
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Soldier Anton Kuzio
I received a draft notice in June 2023… I was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I underwent training with the Air Assault Forces in the Zhytomyr region. After a short training session, I was sent to the front line, right into the heart of the Donetsk sector's inferno.
January 23, 2024, became the day that changed my life forever. There were three of us, with another comrade remaining in the dugout. One of the guys noticed a guided bomb (KAB) heading toward us, and we managed to fall to the ground, protecting our heads and opening our mouths to avoid a concussion. But the blast wave engulfed us, and two of my comrades were killed instantly. The explosion threw me back... In the hospital, I realized I had lost my sight from the explosion: shrapnel had destroyed my eyes. I underwent two craniotomies due to hemorrhaging. Later, I had to endure surgery on my digestive organs to repair the damage. Understanding the complexity of my condition, the only facility that agreed to take me for treatment was the "Sviyatenko" rehabilitation clinic. Anton continues to adapt to life in complete darkness. It is a daily struggle for independence: learning Braille, building reflexes, forming new habits, and discovering new ways to interact with the world. Doctors at the rehabilitation clinic recommended him a high-tech device — Envision augmented reality assistant-glasses.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 441,000
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Soldier Anton Telenchak, call sign PEACEMAKER
After graduating from the Maritime School, Anton decided to dedicate his life to military service. In 2013, he signed a contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. From 2014 to 2017, he participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO), for which he received awards. February 25, 2024, Anton, without hesitation, packed his things and voluntarily went to the military commissariat. Fate once again brought him to the Donetsk region, where he served in military unit A0536, a separate mechanized brigade, as a senior sergeant. During combat near the village of Volodymyrivka, Donetsk region, on May 15, 2022, Anton was severely injured: a mine-explosion shrapnel wound to the left parietal and temporal lobes of his head. He was in a coma for nearly three months, and when he came out of it, we had to learn everything from scratch—drinking, eating, holding a spoon, sitting, walking, and speaking. There has been noticeable progress. Doctors are giving positive forecasts and say the most important thing is to keep going and continue the recovery process. Anton now needs rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 180,000
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Soldier Volodymyr Lohvynenko, call sign LUKE
I voluntarily decided to defend Ukraine from the first days of the full-scale invasion. On February 25, 2022, I joined the ranks of unit A7347, becoming a machine gunner. On June 5, 2023, while carrying out a combat mission in the Kharkiv direction, I sustained a severe injury. It was a penetrating shrapnel wound, with fragments from an enemy munition hitting my spine and spinal cord. As a result, I suffered multiple injuries, including a fragmented vertebral fracture and spinal shock… I woke up in the hospital, feeling only pain, weakness, and paralysis. I had to learn all over again how to get out of bed, sit, and perform basic actions that previously seemed so simple. Now, I can confidently transfer myself from the wheelchair to the bed and other surfaces. To improve my condition and learn to be independent in everyday life, I need further recovery at the "Agape" rehabilitation center. My goal is to stand on my feet again, move independently, and return to a full life. Doctors have adjusted Volodymyr's individual recovery plan, so he no longer requires additional funds.
All collected donations have been redirected to help Andriy Samoylenko, callsign SHURIK.
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Soldier Dmytro Rubets, call sign ESTONIAN
I am a voluntarily mobilized serviceman. I joined the Armed Forces on February 25, 2022. I currently serve in the 411th Separate UAV Battalion as an unmanned aerial vehicle systems operator. On April 6, 2024, in the Avdiivka direction (near the village of Ocheretyne), I sustained a severe mine-explosion injury on the left side of my body (shrapnel wounds to my nose, arm, leg, and groin). The doctors managed to stabilize my condition after clinical death, but they had to amputate my left arm. Later, 3-4 days afterward, my left leg was also amputated at a hospital in the capital due to developing sepsis.
Both amputations are high, which complicates prosthetics. Unfortunately, the funds provided by the state for a prosthesis after disarticulation at the hip joint are insufficient, so I am compelled to seek help from charitable organizations. After receiving prosthetics, I plan to continue my service. Before the injury, I serviced aerial vehicles, have extensive experience in piloting, record-keeping, and equipment storage.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 167,982.20
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Soldier Vitaliy Ruban, call sign VETAL
In December 2022, I was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine and became a machine gunner in the 77th Separate Airmobile Brigade of the Air Assault Forces. On March 5, 2023, during the defense of Chasiv Yar, our positions were hit by mortar fire. From the first strike, I lost feeling in the lower part of my body. My comrades tried to evacuate me, but during the attempt, we were hit by shelling again... I don’t remember what happened next.
I woke up in Dnipro, in Mechnikov Hospital, with terrible injuries: my left arm was torn, my right leg was fractured, my right shoulder blade and collarbone were shattered, my lungs were punctured, and my spine was broken. Since then, my life has completely changed.
I am now bedridden. I cannot move my legs, and I am transferred to a wheelchair with the help of a special lift. In other words, if they seat me, I sit; if they feed me, I eat; if they lay me down, I lie down. For now, I cannot manage without assistance. I need a special wheelchair - Aviva RX 20, that will help me become more self-reliant and ease the burden on my family. The funds provided by the state are insufficient.
Thanks to our cooperation with the Social Protection Fund for the Disabled and the supplier, the chair was paid for by the state
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Soldier Vasyl, call sign CAT
I voluntarily took up the defense of Ukraine from the first days of the full-scale invasion. On February 28, 2022, I joined the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo. After training in drone operation, I was assigned as a UAV operator in a reconnaissance platoon. Our unit moved to the Donetsk direction. My last combat mission was on December 18, 2022. During the task, there were three of us: me, NIMYI, and LYKHYI. Suddenly, we came under targeted fire from a 120-mm mortar. One of the shells landed right on us. LYKHYI was standing in front of me and took the brunt of the impact, dying instantly. I sustained severe injuries: my knee was blown out, shrapnel hit my left eye, and my right shoulder and left thigh were also wounded. NIMYI was also critically injured…
I was taken to Kostiantynivka, where I received first aid and had my leg amputated. I was then transferred to Dnipro, to the Mechnikov Hospital, where I fell into a coma for a day and a half. After that, I was transferred to the Lviv Military Hospital, where I continued treatment and rehabilitation. The process of prosthetics fascinated me so much that not only did I quickly learn to walk on a prosthesis with a mechanical knee, but I also started working at a prosthetics company.
Now I am a certified prosthetics technician, making lower limb prostheses. I am constantly on my feet—working 6-8 hours without sitting down. I often travel on business trips. I have become proficient with the prosthesis provided by the state, but after a year, with my level of activity, its functionality is no longer sufficient for me.
I have already tested a more advanced prosthesis with the Genium X3 knee joint and realized how much my abilities would expand with its installation. The cost of a thigh prosthesis with the Genium X3 knee joint exceeds 2 million UAH. On November 5, the Order of the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine No. 464-n, dated October 11, 2024, came into effect, adjusting the maximum prices for high-function lower limb prosthetics. Previously, the state covered prosthetic costs up to 1,195,819 UAH, but now the limit has increased to 1,719,373 UAH. This has reduced the remaining amount Vasyl needs to pay for his prosthetic to 467,288 UAH.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 467,288
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Soldier Oleksandr Kovalenko, call sign DIRECTOR
I voluntarily decided to defend our land in the first days of the full-scale invasion. Without any hesitation, I joined the territorial defense forces as part of the 126th Battalion of the 112th Brigade. Together with my comrades, we defended Kyiv, and for me, this was more than just fulfilling my duty—it was about protecting my home and my family. In early November 2022, during a combat mission, I sustained multiple concussions and a severe injury. After an examination, the doctors informed me of serious issues with my hip joint. This problem has severely limited my mobility, with every step accompanied by constant pain. The doctors said that the only solution is total hip replacement surgery. The surgery will be performed for free, but I need to purchase a high-quality, expensive implant (manufactured by Medacta, Switzerland). My greatest dream is to be able to return to the front lines with my comrades after the surgery and rehabilitation—this is my duty.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000
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Soldier Ivan Chornyi, call sign CHORNYI
After obtaining an education in firefighting, he began serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On March 21, 2017, he signed a contract with one of the logistics units, where he served in a fire protection company. He participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) and earned the status of a combat veteran. In the summer of 2022, on his own initiative, Ivan transferred to the 25th Separate Airborne Sicheslav Brigade.
On September 23, 2022, during a combat mission near the village of Karpivka in the Donetsk region, Ivan sustained severe injuries. A traumatic brain injury, brain contusion, subdural hematoma, and a frontal bone fracture. He fell into a coma, and his life hung in the balance. Ivan has gone through numerous hospitals and surgeries. The bleak prognosis from doctors, coma, multiple pneumonia cases. The tireless work of medical professionals and the support of his loved ones have shown results. Ivan is fighting for every step towards recovery.
Since July 3, 2023, Ivan has been undergoing rehabilitation at the Modrychi Medical Center. Rehabilitation is expensive, and the family has already spent all their savings. But they are not giving up. Ivan needs support to continue his fight.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 123,900
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Soldier Leonid Zolotoy, call sign SOMALI
I lived in Poland for six years, but when Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, I couldn't stay on the sidelines. I left everything I had abroad and returned home to join the airborne forces.
In May 2022, I received my first injury. These were burns, concussions, and fractures on the right side of my body. The severe injuries led to complications, and I started suffering from epilepsy. But despite everything, I held on and continued to fulfill my military duty. Later, I was transferred to a tank unit in the village of Zolochiv, and then to Unit 4808 in the Zaporizhzhia direction. There, in September 2023, I was injured again, this time on my left arm. My health significantly deteriorated, and I was discharged from service. I am still undergoing treatment, as the injuries have caused issues with my hip joint. Unfortunately, therapeutic measures are not helping, and according to the doctors, the only solution is total hip replacement. The surgery will be done for free, but I need to purchase a high-quality implant Medacta, Switzerland.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000
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Soldier Volodymyr Sendziuk
On the 7th day of the large-scale war, I went to the military commissariat. They wanted to enlist me in the National Guard, but due to my lack of military experience, I wasn't mobilized until a year later.
On June 24, 2024, while performing combat missions near the settlement of Pivnichne, Bakhmut district, Donetsk region, I sustained a mine-blast injury as a result of a tank shelling: an open penetrating shrapnel wound to the head with tissue damage in the left frontal and zygomatic regions. I also suffered a Grade 3 brain contusion, traumatic enucleation of the left eye, fracture of the orbital walls, and a gunshot fracture of the lower third of the right femur.
I am currently undergoing a difficult path of treatment. However, to reconstruct the facial injuries, it is necessary to purchase special implants.
By joining forces with Charity Foundation "Doctors for Heroes", our foundation paid for he production of patient-specific set for metal osteosynthesis of the zygomatic-orbital complex.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 34,277
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Soldier Serhii Lineytsev, call sign LIN
I am a volunteer! In the summer of 2022, I submitted all the necessary documents and joined the 66th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Mstyslav the Brave. Since 2023, I have been in the combat zone with my comrades. During this time, I sustained three injuries, but after each treatment, I immediately returned to the front. The fourth injury radically changed my life… On July 23, 2023, our unit was performing a combat mission near the village of Vodiane in the Luhansk region when we came under heavy enemy fire. I was evacuated from the battlefield in a critical condition and unconscious to the stabilization point.
My diagnosis is frightening to read. My body was completely paralyzed, the muscles in my leg were torn, my shoulder blade was shattered, internal organs were damaged, and a part of my brain was wounded, which left my limbs non-functional. I couldn't breathe, swallow, eat, or move my head on my own. Shrapnel still remains in my left temporal lobe, forearm, and other parts of my body. I am currently only halfway through my recovery journey, with my treatment and rehabilitation ongoing for over a year. My right leg and arm have started to function. However, the left side of my body is still not working due to the damaged part of my brain.
During his previous recovery period at the "Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center" of the National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine, he made significant progress. Rehabilitation specialists note that Sergiy has a real chance to walk independently without assistance or supportive devices. However, to achieve this goal, he needs to undergo another 90 days of intensive rehabilitation.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 525,000
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Soldier Zoltan Sinitar, call sign HECTOR
I am a Senior Sergeant of the 51st Separate Rifle Battalion. I was mobilized at the beginning of the full-scale invasion to serve as the commander of a machine gun platoon. Later, I was appointed as the company sergeant. Since the end of 2022, our battalion has held positions in the Kupiansk direction of the Kharkiv region, and in February 2023, we were located in Bakhmut, Donetsk region. Later, we were transferred to Chernobyl. Even before my service, I was troubled by knee pain.
Daily military exertion took its toll. After examination, specialists concluded that I need a knee joint replacement. Therapeutic treatment is ineffective and will no longer save my knee. Without surgical intervention, I will not be able to walk. The operation will be performed free of charge, but I need to purchase a quality knee joint of the Swiss manufacturer - Medacta that will guarantee at least 15 years of service and return me to an active life.
After the operation and recovery, I want to return to my unit and serve alongside my comrades until victory.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000
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Soldier Ruslan Hryhoriev, call sign HRYHOR
I served in the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade named after Koshovyi Otaman Ivan Sirko. I have been a career military officer since 2021, having chosen military service out of patriotic motives. On July 30, 2023, during an assault, I was injured by an enemy booby trap and sustained severe injuries, including a gunshot fracture of the pelvis, internal organ damage, and traumatic amputation of the upper left limb, among others.
The injury occurred near the settlement of Kurdyumivka in the Donetsk region.
My comrade and close friend with the call sign TARIK provided immediate assistance. After that, the guys carried me out of the combat zone, and an evacuation vehicle took me away… The first hospital was in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, followed by a year of treatment in various medical facilities and rehabilitation centers. Currently, I am beginning the path of prosthetics. I need a bionic prosthesis with the BEBIONIC EQD hand. This hand is one of the best in the field of prosthetics and will provide me with sufficient functionality and convenience. However, state funds are insufficient to cover the cost of the selected prosthesis. Therefore, I need additional funds from charitable contributions!
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 200,783.54
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Soldier Dmytro, call sign TIAZHIK
I have been a volunteer since the first days of the full-scale invasion and was mobilized into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on February 26, 2022. For over two years, I defended my country on the Donetsk and Kharkiv fronts. During this time, I was wounded several times, but after treatment, I immediately returned to my unit.
On June 2, 2024, while performing a combat mission in the Kharkiv region, I was wounded by an FPV drone strike, damaging my lumbar spine. This led to the formation of a hernia, causing constant lower back pain, leg pain, and numbness in my lower limbs.
According to the doctors, the only solution to the problem is surgery to install a transpedicular fixation system with a cage to replace the intervertebral disc in the lumbar spine. This needs to be done as soon as possible due to the high risk of negative consequences that could lead to leg paralysis.
The surgery is free, but the system needs to be purchased, and I am appealing to benefactors for help with this.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 97,200
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Soldier Volodymyr, call sign PSYCH
In the first days of the full-scale invasion, I went to the military enlistment office on my own. By March 2, I was already with the 59th Brigade, military unit 1619, in the ART division. For over 9 months, I participated in fierce battles in Mykolaiv and near Kherson. On December 1, 2022, we were rotated and moved to the Donetsk direction. On March 25, 2023, I was wounded in Pervomaisk, near Maryinka.
We repelled two morning assaults. Then, around 8 a.m., they started targeting me with a tank. My machine gun was a problem for them. Two hits landed nearby, and the third hit the wall behind which I was sitting.
The wounds were in such places that tourniquets couldn’t be applied. I spent 14 hours on the position without pain relief or medical assistance. I was preparing to die.
Two hours after being wounded, one of my comrades dared to pack my shoulder. Then I walked 4 kilometers under fire.
I sustained a mine-blast injury and a closed traumatic brain injury. My face suffered the most and injuries to my left lower and upper limbs.
I've been undergoing treatment for over a year. Surgical interventions, rehabilitation. The wounds have healed, but another surgery on my face is still planned. While waiting for it, I’m working on restoring mobility in my upper limb. I currently need rehabilitation at the Zakhidnyi Rehabilitation and Sports Centre of the National Committee for Sports for the Disabled People of Ukraine.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Oleksandr, call sign is KHOHOL
I serve in the 35th Separate Marine Brigade, 137th Separate Battalion. I was mobilized at the beginning of the full-scale invasion. From 2010 to 2021, I was a career military officer.
In September 2022, during the offensive in Kherson, I suffered a severe blast injury that damaged my spinal cord, causing my legs to become paralyzed. Later, during treatment, one of my lower limbs was amputated due to infection.
People like me are called "spinal patient". I need a rehabilitation course at the Agape complex to become independent again. This requires learning and effort. Doctors' predictions are average at this stage, and they keep telling me, "Sanya, you need to keep working..."
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 64,400
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Soldier Oleksandr Boyko, call sign DED
I a machine gunner of the 118th mechanized brigade. Before the full-scale invasion, I was a veteran of the war in Afghanistan and now a second group war invalid. I am originally from the city of Novovolynsk, Volyn region. From the first days of the full-scale war, I did not hesitate to volunteer at the military commissariat, despite having a third-degree disability (occupational disease), because I believed that with my combat experience, I could be useful in the army. On July 12, 2023, while performing a combat mission in the area of the settlement of Pyatykhatky, Vasylivsky district, Zaporizhzhia region, I sustained a mine-blast injury, a closed head injury, a gunshot shrapnel wound to my left shoulder and elbow joint with a gunshot fracture of the humerus. . I had to dig out my arm, which was almost torn off by the blast wave, from under the ground. I was bleeding heavily, with no time to think… I have already undergone dozens of extremely complex operations. Our doctors brought me back to life. They saved my arm, which was only fit for amputation. My biggest fear is that I won't be able to take care of myself. I need one more surgery to install an individual elbow joint prosthesis with replacement of the forearm and distal (lower) part of the shoulder defect. The only option for an adequate quality of life is an individual prosthesis. Therefore, I am seeking help from benefactors.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 292,100
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Soldier Oleksiy Zviahin, call sign is KUSTO
I am a senior soldier of the 28th Separate Rifle Battalion, now a war veteran and a first-group disabled person.
I’m originally from Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. From 2016 to 2021, I served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a contract basis. In 2022, at the start of the full-scale invasion, I volunteered to return to the military.
In January 2023, while performing a combat mission as part of a separate machine gun platoon under the command of the operational-tactical group "Soledar" on the outskirts of Klishchiivka in the Bakhmut district, I sustained a penetrating gunshot and shrapnel wound to the head… I had to learn to speak again, with every new sound being a major victory. The thirst for life, perseverance, and support from my loved ones paid off – I got up from the wheelchair and walked! Seven months after coming out of the coma, I climbed Mount Kostricha. While my progress has been substantial, the right side of my body still functions poorly. My current goal is to restore my hand and improve my speech, so I need qualified rehabilitation support at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Anton
I am a native of Yevpatoria, Crimea, where all my relatives still reside. I studied at Kharkiv Aviation University and received a diploma in Rocket and Space Technology. I worked in a university laboratory and enjoyed research. I also loved snowboarding and skateboarding, and I was a diving instructor. Before the full-scale invasion, I worked in the IT field.
On January 19, 2024, during combat near Krynka in the Kherson region, I sustained severe injuries including a gunshot craniocerebral injury as well as a brain concussion. I also suffered multiple gunshot shrapnel blind injuries to the chin, with a multifragmentary fracture of the lower jaw. Additionally, I had a closed chest injury, shrapnel perforating wound in the right elbow joint area, right and left hands. There were multiple firearm shrapnel blind and perforating wounds in the soft tissues of both lower extremities. I now require the modelling and preparation of a customized patient-specific implant for my lower jaw, using an autograft.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 104,575
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Soldier Dmytro Nabokov, call sign K.T.N.
I was mobilized in January 2023, I went to the training center for support forces in Kamianets-Podilskyi, and then to the 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade. I started as a rifleman-medic and then was transferred to a combat medic position. I was injured on January 5, 2024, near the village of Novodonetske in the Donetsk region. While performing a combat mission as part of an engineering group, I stepped on a mine during movement. It happened very quickly—one moment I was walking, then a flash, and I was on the ground. I saw that part of my leg was gone… The doctors did everything they could to save my knee joint, for which I am incredibly grateful.
Currently, in order to return to an active life - to fully master the prosthesis and take the first steps without crutches - I need effective rehabilitation in Kharkiv. In this regard, I am appealing to benefactors.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: 54,415.96 UAH
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My name is Oleksandr Popyka, call sign KOT (Cat)
My name is Oleksandr Popyka, call sign KOT (Cat)
I began my military career in 2014 when I volunteered to join the 54th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion. I was discharged in 2017. I served in Debaltseve, Pisky, and Mariupol.
After my discharge, I worked as a driver. On February 24, 2022, I received a call that a full-scale invasion had begun. Without hesitation, I packed my things and went to defend my family. On 10 October 2022, in Bakhmut, I was severely wounded, which left me in a wheelchair. We were on a combat mission when a tank targeted us. Shell fragments damaged my spine and spinal cord. I sustained a closed chest injury, lung contusion, damage to my left and right thighs, and more. Unfortunately, the shell fragments did their damage...
I suffer from severe pain that makes life unbearable. Constant painkillers affect my internal organs. My liver is suffering, and my kidneys have failed. But the worst is that my heart might not hold out. The doctors give me hope – a neurostimulator implant. It's the only way to reduce the pain and live a normal life.
That’s why I’m seeking help from the charitable foundation and everyone who cares.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 837,447
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Soldier Denys Ivanov, call sign BOXER
I'm a Senior Sergeant of the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade. I've been serving under a contract since 2016. While performing a combat mission in the Donetsk direction near the town of Vuhledar, I came under mortar fire.
The shell struck the right wing of the vehicle, and I was near the driver's door. I regained consciousness lying on the ground and saw my right leg was severed. I tried to crawl away from the burning vehicle but realized my left arm was not functioning (both bones were broken), and my left leg was covered in shrapnel wounds… I spent two weeks in intensive care, which I don't remember, underwent five surgeries, and then was evacuated. There, I had another surgery on my arm and spent five months in the hospital. Then came the prosthetics and rehabilitation. Having gone through the treatment and prosthetics, I decided to stay in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After the prosthetics, my stump continues to change in volume. I am forced to change the socket and liner again. I have already used all the liners provided free of charge by the state, so I am appealing to a charitable foundation with a request to purchase a new liner.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 29,617.77
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Soldier Dmytro Bazyliuk, call sign AMSTERDAM
From 01.05.2022, I was called up to serve in the army by the Boryspil Regional Military Recruitment and Conscription Centre.
That's how I became a senior radio operator of the 72nd Brigade of the Black Zaporizhian Cossacks with the call sign AMSTERDAM.
08.08.22 - this day became my second birthday...During a combat mission near the village of Ivankivske, Donetsk region, as a result of an artillery shelling, I received a mine-blast wound that resulted in the amputation of my right leg. In addition to the amputation, I had shrapnel wounds to my arm. I very quickly came to terms with the fact that I now had only one leg, but the most important fact was that I was ALIVE. The prosthetics were not easy the amputation was high, and I had a lot of needs, I wanted to start running right away. Everything depended on my desire to walk and exercise. Hard work paid off! I am constantly walking, working at home, doing all the physical work that is necessary. That's why my stump has shrunk a lot and the prosthesis started to come off my leg.
The liner that helps to hold the prosthesis is already too big, and I have already used three liners per 1 year, which are provided by the state free of charge. I can move properly only with a smaller liner, which also requires a smaller sleeve to operate the prosthesis. That is, I need maintenance, which now costs a lot of money.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 24,415.66
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Soldier Artem Ivkin, call sign JAFAR
I come from a picturesque village in the Khmelnytskyi region, where I live with my wife and two small children. On the 29th of January 2023, I was called up for service. I joined the ranks of the 10th separate mountain assault brigade "Edelweis" and was sent to one of the most dangerous areas at that time - Donetsk (Bakhmut district. On the 28th of June, 2023, after a heavy assault, during the evacuation of wounded comrades, I received a severe head injury - open penetrating ricocheted head injury to the occipital region, brain contusion. In critical condition, I was evacuated to Dnipro, where I was immediately operated on at Mechnikov Hospital.
From there, I was transferred to the Clinical Hospital in Kyiv. However, the prescribed treatment did not give desired results. The motor functions of the body and some reflexes were lost.
The serious state of health and constant rehabilitation take up all the time and a lot of money. My wife is forced to simultaneously raise our young sons and look for funds for each subsequent rehabilitation. Currently, I need to continue my rehabilitation at the Zakhidnyi Rehabilitation and Sports Centre of the National Committee for Sports for the Disabled People of Ukraine. The centre specialises in the rehabilitation of injuries like mine. However, the state does not compensate for my rehabilitation at this centre.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 180,000
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Soldier Serhii Pandrak, call sign SYVYI
At the end of July 2014, me and my guys (there were 18 of us) arrived at the headquarters of AIDAR unit in Polovinkino settlement and immediately left for Shchastia, moving with fighting towards Luhansk. On the 12th of August moved to the Luhansk airport. There, paratroopers from the 80th Brigade had been holding a circular defence since May the 14th. We broke through the encirclement, giving the paratroopers a green light. We were hit by mines from Luhansk, and with rockets from the russian side! On the 13th of August, a piece of a 122 mm mortar mine hit me right in the knee. Blood started gushing from my femoral artery, and I could see the broken femur… They brought me and took me down to the Luhansk airport bunker. The military doctors looked at me... and put me aside as ‘not a promising case’. Around midnight, the military doctors saw that I was still breathing and took me for surgery. My mine-broken femur and soft parts of my leg were cut off with an AK-47 bayonet-knife... After the surgery, I fell into a coma. Then there were surgeries in a Kharkiv hospital. On 14 August I came out of the coma... After 5 days, I was flown from Kharkiv to the central military hospital in Kyiv, where I underwent surgeries 3 and 4. The entire time I was in the Central Military Hospital for 2.5 months, my beloved wife was by my side, supporting me. I was also supported by my son, daughter, grandchildren, relatives, close people, friends, comrades-in-arms, Kyiv residents … By profession, I am a mechanical engineer, a war veteran - a disabled veteran of the 2nd group. Now I am a teacher of military affairs. Before the injury, I was actively involved in sports. The amputation did not make me give it up. In 2015, I got on a kayak.
In 2016, I climbed Hoverla mountain for the first time after being injured. It was my 54th ascent of Hoverla. Recently, at the qualifying stage of the Invictus Games international competition, I won two gold medals in sitting basketball and volleyball. A Genium X3 ultra-modern prosthesis with a knee unit, which was fitted to me 7 years ago, allowed me to lead an active lifestyle, play sports on land and in water. Now the time has come to replace it. Unfortunately, there are not enough funds allocated by the state for the installation of this or a similar prosthesis.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 350,774.96
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Soldier Pavlo, call sign DOSHCH
I am a career soldier, staff sergeant, commander of an armoured vehicle repair platoon. I served in the Repair and Maintenance Battalion of the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade. I have been in the military since 2013. I chose military service as a profession because of the russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014.
On the 14th of September, 2023, on my way back from a mission of repairing two armoured personnel carriers in Donetsk region, I got into an accident. A civilian car driven by a drunk driver ran into us. I suffered fractures of several ribs, of upper and lower limbs, a head injury, injuries to my eye, chest, abdomen, etc.
But the biggest problem was the fractures of the pelvis of the left hip joint. Only the replacement of the joint with an artificial one (total arthroplasty) will allow me to walk on my own and return to military service.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000
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Soldier Oleksandr Kostiuk, call sign DOTSENT
I am a platoon commander of the 130th battalion of the 241st brigade of the Territorial Defence Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This unit defended Kyiv, Irpin, took part in the liberation of Kharkiv region, and held the defense line in Donetsk region. On the 24th of February, I was one of the first to meet the enemy near Kyiv, together with my comrades. On 13 December 2022, during a rotation at a position in the village of Bilohorivka, I exploded on an anti-tank mine. There was an explosion, dust, contusion, terrible pain in my limbs… In Kramatorsk, a surgeon came up to me in the emergency room, tired, with a beard and round glasses. I remember telling him: "Brother, if you can, save both of my legs, if it isn't possible - act depending on the situation". When I woke up from anaesthesia, I saw that I had one leg, but the other was amputated. Then there were several days in intensive care, evacuation, 3,5 months in hospital, seven months of rehabilitation. A change in condition from when it was difficult to even sit to when I could drive myself to rehabilitation. Now I continue to serve in the General Staff structures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Fate brought me together with a Thai boxing coach. Serhii served for many years as a special forces officer. After being seriously injured, he recovered on his own from being in a wheelchair to becoming a full-fledged citizen. I had no idea I needed a sports prosthesis. However, a month of training with Serhii changed my physical condition and allowed me to have prospects. My goal is to return to skiing when it is going to be possible. An interim solution to having a sports prosthesis is a liner, which provides a better level of fixation and mobility.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 30,759.25
Soldier history
Soldier Roman Shuliak, call sign MONGOL
I worked as a truck driver. The full scale war broke into my life when I was at home preparing for a delivery to Finland - the truck was already loaded and ready to go. Early in the morning of the 24th of February 2022, I received a call from my boss, ordering me to go to the base immediately. When I started to drive along the road, I saw our tanks moving towards the border with Belarus and heard explosions. I realised then that a real scaled war had started and decided that I would definitely join the Ukrainian Defence Forces. I was being refused for a lengthy period of time, although I was going to the military recruitment centre almost every day for several weeks. They explained that they only accept those who have already served and participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation and Joint Forces Operation. Eventually, after a month, I succeeded. Then came the trainng. In June 2022, I began defending Ukraine in the East of Ukraine.
The hot summer of 2022 was a time of baptism of fire for us. The battles in Pisky, Spartak, Sievierodonetsk, Lysychansk… From the 21st to 22nd of January, my group and I went on a combat mission. As we approached the place of the mission, the enemy began to "cover" us with everything they could and what not, as a result of which the group members received injuries and contusions of varying severity.
It was then that I sustained an injury that provoked a further problem with my hip joint. After the examination, the doctors made an unequivocal verdict - total hip replacement. This is the only thing that can help me get rid of the severe pain and return to an active life. That is why I am seeking help in purchasing the implant.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED:: UAH 85,000
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Soldier Serhii Chyrva, call sign CHERVONY
I was first mobilised to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2015. I joined the 92nd Ivan Sirko Brigade. I took part in the battles for Shchastia and Stanytsia Luhanska settlements. Then got demobilised in 2016.
I faced the full-scale invasion at home in Poltava region. I was mobilised on the 17th of May, 2022. And was assigned to the 58th Ivan Vyhovskyi Motorised Infantry Brigade. During my service, we held positions in the Bakhmut, Kupiansk, and Lyman directions, in the Serebryansky forest (near Kreminna). On 22.09.2022 I received a contusion. On 03.11.2022 - two bullets into one leg. And on 24.09.2023, my company arrived in the area of a combat mission on the outskirts of the village of Pavlivka near Vuhledar… At that time, enemy artillery and mortar fire started, it was adjusted by a large number of enemy UAVs flying directly above us. The shells hit a few metres away from us. After one of these hits, I felt severe pain in my legs and pelvis, and realised that my fellow soldiers were killed… I opened my eyes in Mechnikov hospital. I saw my wife. She said she only had information that I was lightly wounded. She found me in the intensive care unit on a lung ventilator in an unstable condition with a diagnosis of mine-blast trauma. As a result of which, I have amputation of the entire leg with hip disarticulation. Later, shrapnel and a pelvic fracture were discovered. Now I am undergoing rehabilitation in Lviv and need expensive prosthetics, for which the funds allocated by the state are not sufficient. To get a functional prosthesis, I need to pay extra.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 176,367.74
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Soldier Ivan Kozubenko, call sign PROFESSOR
I got mobilised on the 30th of April 2015 in the fifth wave. I served in the 39th separate motorised infantry battalion ‘Dnipro-2’, which later became part of the 55th separate artillery brigade. I was a grenade launcher in a security company.
On the 18th of November 2015, while performing a combat mission in the Donetsk sector, I was seriously wounded… I woke up in a hospital in Dnipro.
There I found out that I had gunshot blunt shrapnel wounds to the face, penetrating wound to the right chest, of the abdominal cavity. Multiple blunt shrapnel wounds of both upper extremities with traumatic amputation of the right hand, and left thumb, wounds to the anterior and lateral surface of the right thigh, the back of the right foot.
In a Lviv hospital, I learned that I could have a prosthetic arm fitted to make it easier to do everyday tasks.
The Kharkiv Institute of Prosthetics made an initial prosthesis, which was later replaced with an electronic one.
The index finger is touch-sensitive, and it was convenient to use it with a smartphone. I could greet people by hand, work with a rake, pitchfork, broom, type on the keyboard, drive a car with manual controls, ride a bike, pick vegetables, etc.
But this prosthesis is designed for 4.5 years, and 8 years have already passed, it is already out of order and does not work. Given my daily activities, I need an electric prosthesis with myoelectric control, for which the money allocated by the state is not sufficient.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 195,572.26
Soldier history
Soldier Volodymyr Sharun, call sign VOHA
I was mobilised in April 2023 to the A 1302 military unit. I was a grenade launcher in a fire support company in an infantry battalion. I defended our land in the Donetsk sector.
On the 10th of September, 2023, on the outskirts of the village of Klishchiyivka, while stationed at the position, I received a multi-fragment wound to my right leg as a result of a mortar attack. I remember how my right leg gave in after the landing of the mine. Realising that it was torn at the upper part of the thigh, I started to put a tourniquet on it as high as possible. But it immediately started to fall because the injury was very high. Luckily, I had two loyal comrades who came to my aid and managed to fix another tourniquet above the wound. It became clear to everyone that the injury was very serious. All this time, I was in a clear mind, adequately perceiving the situation. I understood that I was seriously wounded, but alive. At the stabilisation centre, doctors examined me and told me that my right leg could not be saved. I agreed to its amputation and lost consciousness. Thanks to our medics, my condition began to improve. Thanks to my comrades, I survived. Now I am undergoing rehabilitation and prosthetics in the Lviv region. In order to be mobile and move freely, I need a functional hip prosthesis, the budget of which is higher than the state program covers. So I had to turn to charitable people for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 106,734.41
Soldier history
Soldier Vasyl Shcherbakov, call sign SWAT
I entered the war as a volunteer in June 2014, participated in the liberation of Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Artemivsk (Bakhmut), Debaltseve as part of the 11th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces. I took part in the battles for Popasna. On the 9th of July, 2016, during the enemy's several-days-long assault on the Abdulla Joint Venture, I received a mine-blast injury, a compression injury of the spine, a shrapnel injury to the right knee, and a bullet wound to the shoulder. Two weeks after I escaped from the hospital, I fought with the enemy as part of the 54th Brigade's reconnaissance unit near the village of Troitske, was severely injured again, and since 2017 I have been classified as a war veteran of group II. In 2019, I returned to the Armed Forces of Ukraine: to the 54th Brigade, where I served in reconnaissance. In 2020, I was released from the army, and on 25 February 2022, I came to help my brothers-in-arms in Bucha, where, in the absence of the army, police, Security Service of Ukraine, and authorities, I was obliged to form a squad of 17 people… After the liberation of Bucha, being disabled and written off, unable to find a job in the Armed Forces, I joined the Signum volunteer unit, which was fighting near Izium. Since 2017, I did not receive any free medicines from the state; neither treatment, nor dental prosthetics, zero help from social workers as a person with mobility issues, I did not receive any rehabilitation equipment - all this was not offered nor provided to me at all. I took loans for medicines with my wife and survived without the help of local authorities. Currently, I need a special back support/bandage that will allow me to work and move around independently.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 8,200
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Soldier Oleksandr Akchurin, call sign KHAN
In 2014-2015, I served in the Chernihiv Special Police Patrol Service Battalion. While performing a task to protect the village of Stanytsia Luhanska, that I got a back injury in May 2015. At first, I was treated with ordinary injections to relieve the symptoms, but later I had to undergo a blockade. In 2022, I took part in the defence of the city of Chernihiv in a Territorial Defense unit. In February 2024, I was mobilised to the A 4740 unit, where during my service I suffered a recurrence of the injury received in 2015. After conservative treatment, there was no improvement, so various examinations were performed and revealed damage and displacement of a disc, which leads to unbearable back pain, numbness and pain in the right leg. Surgical intervention is necessary (installation of pins and cage, decompression). The operation will be free of charge, but it is necessary to purchase components for the spine. Unfortunately, I can't buy them on my own, so I'm appealing to all those who care for me, for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 93,300
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Soldier Serhii Ponomarenko, call sign ARAB
In 2023, I was called up to defend my homeland. I completed my training abroad. When I returned, I was sent to the Zaporizhzhia direction. On the 31st of December, 2023, while performing a combat mission in Robotino village, I was seriously wounded by a drone drop. Realising that it had hit me, right on my feet, I started to take out a tourniquet and apply it to my left leg. After that, I radioed that I was "cargo 300s" (meaning wounded), and immediately lost consciousness. I don't know what happened next, because I came to my senses only in Lviv in a hospital. Lying on a hospital bed, I felt that I was missing something. Lifting the blanket, I noticed tubes coming out of my body where my legs used to be. That's when I realised I was missing my both lower limbs… Now I am undergoing rehabilitation and preparing for prosthetics. Specialists warn that the prosthetics will be difficult, as it is difficult to make two prostheses at once, but even more difficult to master them. I have a very high level of amputation on my right lower limb - a hip disarticulation. I need a functional prosthesis with a comfortable hip joint, the budget of which is higher than the state programme covers. This is why I have to ask for help from charities and all those who care.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 219,258.20
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Soldier Serhii Makarenko, call sign KRAKEN
I have military experience since the Anti-Terrorist Operation, from 2015 to 2017 I served in the 300th Tank Regiment. From the first day of the full-scale invasion, I joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine and defended my native Chernihiv. Later, I was sent to Donbas.
On the 28th of March, 2024, while performing a combat mission, I was wounded near the industrial zone of Bilohorivka, Donetsk region.
After the examination, a disappointing diagnosis was made - secondary left-sided coxarthrosis of the third degree, against the background of aseptic necrosis of the head of the left femur. At the time of the examination, the left limb was already 1.5 cm shorter than the right. The only thing that can help in my case is total hip arthroplasty - replacement of the left hip joint. This is the only way I can get rid of the constant pain. I dream about the operation and returning to service as soon as possible to defend my native Ukraine!
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 108,950
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Soldier Ivan Markovetskyi, call sign ASKOLD
I am from Prykarpattia (Ciscarpathia) region, a historian by profession. On the first day of the full-scale invasion, I and my two brothers had already packed our rucksacks. On the 25th of February, we voluntarily joined the Ukrainian Defence Forces and joined the 75th Battalion of the 102nd Brigade of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Tank Corps. We underwent training at a training ground in Prykarpattia, and a week later our company got to work in the region - guarding important strategic facilities, bridges, etc.
Our battalion went to the combat zone on the 24th of April 2022... I was fighting with my brothers in Zaporizhzhia for almost a year. At dawn on the 26th of April, the five of us went to an observation point, which was in vegetation 600 metres from enemy positions. At 12:20, I heard two 80-mm mortar launches from their side. I could hear the first mine flying by, and then my eyes went dark... There was no pain. When I came to my senses, I felt myself and saw that a bone was sticking out, a tourniquet was applied, but my leg was gone.... I received a high amputation of my right leg, shrapnel went up from below into my body - my intestine was torn and it pierced my lungs, a pneumothorax began, my left leg was also pierced in various places, but I did not pay attention to it at all. In total, I underwent more than ten operations. Now I am undergoing rehabilitation, I can stand on my left leg, move with crutches and am preparing for prosthetics. At the end of July, during a visit to the hospital, the President of Ukraine awarded me the III class Order for Courage.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 303,533.72
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Soldier Oleksandr, call sign TSUKOR (meaning Sugar)
I am originally from Kyiv, studied in Odesa, and received a degree in law and in military affairs. I had plans to serve in the National Guard, so I registered and in June was mobilised and after the training was assigned to the 80th separate air assault brigade. My first deployment was to Soledar. Then I happened to be on the Kharkiv operation… Our company moved towards Izium town. The enemy fled quickly, and we chased them. We arrived at our positions at night. We dug in only a bit. In the morning, the orcs came at us from behind and shelled us with large-calibre weapons. Five of us became "cargo 200" (deceased), I was a heavy "cargo 300" (wounded), and one of our soldiers had a bullet wound in the pelvis. Only one soldier was not hit. Later I found out that I had a bullet wound, it came through my shoulder at an angle, broke my shoulder blade and a rib that pierced my lung. The bullet hit my spine and stopped in the cervical region. 2/3 of the spinal cord was damaged. Then came the treatment and a long way of rehabilitation. I had to learn to get out of bed and sit up again. I gradually started to learn to live independently. Now I confidently move from the chair to the bed and other surfaces. But there is a lot of work ahead to become independent and mobile. That's why I need to continue my rehabilitation at the Zakhidnyi Rehabilitation and Sports Centre of the National Committee for Sports for the Disabled People of Ukraine. The centre specialises in the rehabilitation of injuries like mine.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
Soldier history
Soldier Oleksandr
I finally decided to join the Armed Forces in March 2022. After training, I was sent to Donetsk region. I became a 120 mm mortar gunner in a mortar gun unit. I got wounded in December 2022 near the village of Klishchiyivka. I did not hear the impact. Only when I opened my eyes did I realise that I was already lying down and could not feel my legs. I looked at my body and realised that I was hit very high up the limb and it was literally crushed. Immediately after I was wounded, I realised that amputation would be unavoidable. But for some reason, I thought it would be quick and easy: I would get stitched up, have a prosthesis made and then I would start running around. It turned out to be a bit different. There were 13 surgeries and unbearable pain. Also, the depressed moral and psychological state due to significant limitations in my activities were taking their toll. But, thanks to the support of my family, I managed to pull myself together and get ready for rehabilitation and prosthetics. I hope that I will be able to move normally on the prosthesis without crutches and guide my daughter holding her by her hand. In general, I want to be useful to society in some way. But for this I need a functional prosthesis, for which the funds allocated by the state are not sufficient. After a joint decision by Oleksandr and "Stetsenko-Center" team of prosthetists, the prosthesis was modified with different components. Consequently, there is no longer a need for additional charitable funds.
Collected funds will now be redirected to support the endoprosthesis for fighter Serhii Makarenko, call sign KRAKEN.
Soldier history
Soldier Serhii, call sign MOLDOVAN
I'm originally from Odesa region. Before the full-scale invasion, I had a small business, I was engaged in haulage across Ukraine. The war caught me when I was returning home from another shipment. On the 24th of February I was already one hundred per cent sure that I would go to the military enlistment office the next day. I gathered my documents and on the evening of the 25th of February I was already in the service. During the first months, I served with other guys in a security company. Before I got to the front, I was sent along with other soldiers for training.
At first, we trained at the training ranges in Ukraine, and then we were trained in the UK and Poland according to the NATO standards. In October 2022, my brigade and I were deployed near the Donetsk airport, to Avdiivka, Vodiane, and Opytne. We stayed in the Donetsk sector until mid-February, after that the brigade was redeployed to the Zaporizhzhia sector. There I was seriously wounded in an enemy shelling. A metal fragment measuring one and a half by three centimetres hit me under the shoulder blade, injuring my spine, lungs and ribs. I underwent several complex surgeries. During the first month, I learnt to dress myself, sit in a wheelchair, and go out without help. As for the chances of walking, the doctors do not promise anything, but they say that I need quality rehabilitation and time. I believe that time will pass and I will walk. I am doing everything to make it happen.I am reaching out to you with a request to be granted the opportunity to undergo an additional rehabilitation course at the “AGAPE” center. I believe that with their help, I can significantly improve my physical condition, learn to better manage the wheelchair, and regain a sense of independence and activity.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 145,900
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Soldier Anatolii, call sign SKETMAN
I am a career soldier of the 72nd Brigade, an infantry unit. I joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2020 to defend my homeland from the aggressor country. While performing a combat mission dEndoprosthetics (replacement of the hip joint with a Medacta (Switzerland) endoprosthesis)uring one of the subversive reconnaissance group's offensives near the industrial area of Avdiivka, I injured my leg. After an examination, the specialists found that the right hip joint had wear and tear and advised to have it replaced. Endoprosthetics (replacement of the hip joint with a Medacta, Switzerland endoprosthesis) is the only way to get rid of the constant pain that prevents me from not only performing combat missions, but also from living a normal life.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000
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Soldier, call sign IARIK
From 1992 to 2019, I served in the SBGS (State Border Guard Service of Ukraine). In 2014-2015, I took part in the Anti-Terrorist Operation. I took part in the NATO MARKSMEN training. On the 1st March 2022, I mobilised and stood up to defend our Ukraine, as I was in the first-line operational reserve. In 2022, as part of one of the SBGS of Ukraine units, we performed tasks to defend the territorial integrity of Ukraine, first in the north, and then we were transferred to the Donetsk direction to the village of Tetianivka. Then Sviatohirsk location followed. In 2023, we were back in the Donetsk region. our unit was transferred to Ozarianivka. This is where I got wounded.
I could almost always hear mines exploding and flying, but I did not hear this mine. I got injured in the spine. The fragments damaged my vertebrae and severed my nerve roots. Two days seem to have been erased from my memory. I don't remember what happened to me during this time, I don't know. All I know is that at the end of the second day, I had my first surgery, which lasted more than 8 hours. The second operation lasted more than 4 hours. Then I was evacuated to Kyiv and had 7 more surgeries: 5 on the spine, two on the intestines. Due to an untreated abscess in the affected area and five additional surgeries, Yaroslav developed a permanent neuropathic traumatic sensitivity. This is excruciating pain, reaching 9–10 out of 10 on the pain scale, causing dangerous spikes in blood pressure up to 160/130 and even 170/130. Medications help only partially and for a short time. Today, Yaroslav is forced to spend 90% of his time lying down. To change the situation, Yaroslav urgently needs a neurostimulator — a special medical device that will help reduce the intensity of the pain, decrease the need for painkillers, and allow him to engage more actively in rehabilitation.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 971,676
Soldier history
Soldier Vasyl Cholpan
I joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2015 and joined the 43rd Artillery Brigade. In 2018, I was transferred to the 36th Marine Brigade. I served under contract and took part in the Anti-Terrorist Operation and the Joint Forces Operation. We faced the full-scale invasion by the russia in Mariupol, Donetsk region, where our unit held the defence. On the 26th of February, 2022, during an artillery shelling, I sustained a mine-blast wound, and a severe closed spinal injury. After the injury, I was immediately sent for treatment to the Mariupol hospital. All time, Mariupol was under heavy enemy fire. Eventually, there was no one left in the hospital. I was taken prisoner on the 12th of April 2022. I was immediately taken to the temporarily occupied Donetsk. Before the exchange of prisoners, I did not receive any medical care, except for painkillers. It was only after the exchange, which took place on the 29th of June 2022, that Ukrainian doctors started treatment… I still use a wheelchair to get around. I hope to get back on my feet someday. We are grateful to our fellow charity supporters who agreed to cover the costs of Vasyl Cholpan's further treatment, including the purchase of a neuromodulator. At Vasyl's request, all the funds raised will be used to pay for the rehabilitation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces International Legion soldier, a Swedish citizen.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 47,000
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SOLDIER DAN, INTERNATIONAL LEGION OF THE ARMED FORCES
I am a professional military man. I have more than 30 years of military experience, having served in the Swedish army and the French Legion. At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, I voluntarily came to Ukraine to share my useful experience and joined the ranks of the International Legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I am here now so that my children will not fight against our common enemy, russia. As a result of enemy tank shelling, I was wounded - my right leg was amputated. In addition, many shrapnel wounded my head, arm, other leg and stomach. I am currently undergoing a long path of treatment and rehabilitation. I have already received a mechanical prosthesis at the expense of the state program. I started moving around with it despite the pain and concomitant injuries. After consultation with leading Ukrainian prosthetists and orthotics experts, Dan was recommended to install the ALLUX electronic knee joint, which best meets the patient’s functional requirements and, according to his anthropometric data, will restore walking on the prosthesis as physiologically as possible.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 870,544.28
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Soldier Dmytro, call sign RYBA (FISH)
In 2019, I signed a contract and joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a member of the the 95th separate airborne assault brigade. At the end of 2021, our unit was sent to the Donetsk region. We faced a full-scale invasion in Toretsk, and in March we were redeployed to the Bakhmut direction. On the 7th of March 2022 in the town of Bakhmut, while performing combat missions, I came under mortar fire and was seriously injured: multiple gunshot shrapnel injuries to the chest, severe spinal cord contusion, closed cranial injury...
Then I underwent a lengthy treatment and began the process of recovery. For 2 years now, I have been working hard to get back on my feet and return to the ranks of the Armed Forces. However, my legs still do not move. Doctors say that to get up from the wheelchair I need long-term rehabilitation. Currently, I need rehabilitation at the Zakhidnyi Rehabilitation And Sports Centre Of The National Committee For Sports For The Disabled People Of Ukraine.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Vadym Romaniuk, call sign DESANT
In 2014, I was mobilised to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, took part in the Anti-Terrorist Operation in Luhansk and Donetsk regions. I served under contract. From the first day of the full-scale invasion, I took up arms again and defended my homeland against the russian aggression as part of the 123rd separate territorial defence brigade. Later, I was transferred to the 79th Air Assault Brigade. I fought in the Donetsk Luhansk and Sumy sectors. I took part in the liberation of Kherson. On 11 March, 2024, while performing a combat mission, I sustained a closed multi-fragment crush fracture of both bones of the right tibia. To save my leg, I need a surgery, and surgeons will have to put the bone fragments back together using special metal structures. The surgery is free of charge, but two sets of metal structures for osteosynthesis for the tibia and fibula need to be purchased. This is why I am appealing to benefactors for help.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 17,200
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Soldier Oleksandr, call sign DID (meaning OLD MAN)
I am an anti-aircraft gunner, I have been participating in the Anti-Terrorist Operation since 2019. I met a full-scale invasion on the border with belarus. We fought back on the Gostomel highway, then withstood the defence of Chernihiv region and were transferred to strengthen to the Donetsk region. On 30.04.2022, during a combat mission to prepare combat positions near the village of Komar, Volnovakha district, Donetsk region, I received a gunshot multiple shrapnel wound. I sustained injuries to my head, right eye, upper and lower extremities, gunshot breaks of both bones of my right shin, traumatic amputation of fingers of my right hand. My condition was extremely serious…
For more advanced treatment, I was evacuated to the Trondheim Clinic in Norway.
I had 19 operations and 3 amputations.
Now I returned home to Ukraine, to my native Kharkiv. I urgently need a prosthetic right upper limb and further rehabilitation. Unfortunately, the funds allocated by the state are not enough to buy the prosthesis with a myoelectric hand that I need. Therefore, I am forced to turn to a charity for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 274,242.42
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Soldier Nazar Viktorovskyi, call sign CHUVYS
From the very first days of the full-scale invasion, I did not hesitate to come to the defence of Ukraine as a member of the 24th separate mechanised brigade named after King Danylo Halytskyi. I had an overwhelming desire to protect my family and my homeland. While performing a combat mission in Donetsk region in the town of Chasiv Iar, near Bakhmut, I was in a 6-storey building when three rockets hit, causing the building to collapse. I was on the second floor and was under the rubble. At first I was unconscious, I came to my senses a few hours later. I immediately felt a strong pain in my legs, tried to pull them up but could not, they were pinned by the debris of the building…
19 hours of pain, fear, hope and praying.
I spent 19 hours under the rubble in complete darkness and now I saw the first rays of the sun, I was finally found. When the doctor examined me, he made a rather disappointing conclusion, and I still remember his words: "Your legs will have to be amputated"! At that moment, I did not fully understand the situation, I wanted to live against all odds.
I underwent 7 surgeries, re-amputation of my right leg and many injections, which I was always afraid of)))
During the time spent in hospitals, my muscles weakened and I needed to tone them up. I trained hard to get fit as soon as possible and be able to use prostheses. Now I am learning to walk on prostheses, which is not easy, every step is not easy. But I believe that with the help of rehabilitation therapists and doctors, I can do everything. Currently, I need to continue my rehabilitation at the Halychyna Comprehensive Rehabilitation Centre, but the funds allocated by the state are not enough, so I have to turn to charity for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 54,000
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Soldier Iurii, call sign PYSAR
Soldier Iurii, call sign PYSAR
On 24 June 2022, I was mobilised into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At first, as part of the 42nd separate rifle battalion of the Cherkasy Sich Riflemen, and then in the 110th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after Khorunzhii (Ensign)-General Marko Bezruchko, I performed combat missions in the Donetsk sector. On the 13th of October, 2023, I was defending our positions together with my comrades-in-arms. For 2 days there was a dense artillery shelling by the russians. On the night of the third day, I got wounded. Shrapnel pierced my spinal cord, lung and broke a rib. At the Mechnikov Hospital in Dnipro, I underwent surgery and had the shrapnel removed. Then my rehabilitation began. First, there was Ivano-Frankivsk, where I sat in a wheelchair for the first time, then a rehabilitation centre in Irpin.
Currently, I need rehabilitation at the Zakhidnyi Rehabilitation and Sports Centre of the National Committee for Sports for the Disabled People of Ukraine, because now I need to learn to be completely independent, given my injury. My goal is to learn the technique of driving a wheelchair, overcoming various barriers, climbing stairs, moving from the floor to a wheelchair and much more. I also need to increase the strength of the muscles in my arms, because they are my main moving force now.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Vladyslav, call sign SAMURAI
From November 2019 to May 2021, I served compulsory military service in the National Guard of Ukraine, the Honour Guard Battalion. From the first day of the full-scale invasion, I was mobilised into the Armed Forces. I took part in the defence of the Homeland as part of the 110th Separate Mechanised Brigade, a security company.
On 05 April 2023, the enemy fired on the territory of the Koksokhim plant in Avdiivka.
It was there that I received a mine-blast injury to the cervical spine, a fracture-dislocation of the 6th cervical vertebra and a spinal cord injury. After the explosion, I was covered by the rubble of the building. My comrades found me by accident... I came to senses in the hospital, I was very scared because I could not feel my body at all - I could not move my arms or legs. In April 2023 I underwent surgery and was fitted with a titanium cage implant and a monosegmental plate. After the operation, I started to feel my body a little bit. From that moment on, my long rehabilitation journey began. While I was in the Zakhidnyi Rehabilitation and Sports Centre, I achieved very good results in walking and made progress in controlling my upper limbs, as before that the finger extensors on both hands did not work at all.
My family and girlfriend motivate me a lot. When I called her and told her what happened, she said a phrase I will never forget: "I will come to you and will be with you!". Currently, I need to continue rehabilitation at the Zakhidnyi Rehabilitation and Sports Centre of the National Committee for Sports for the Disabled People of Ukraine. The centre specialises in rehabilitation of injuries like mine. However, the state does not compensate me for my rehabilitation at this centre.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Ihor, call sign SVYRLA
I joined the Right Sector in 2019 and since then I have been in Donbas. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, I got mobilised and joined the Special Operations Forces, then transferred to the indomitable 67th Separate Mechanized Brigade. The Right Sector Ukrainian Volunteer Corps. I was a platoon commander. On 3rd June, 2023, while performing a combat mission in the Kreminna Forest in Donbas, I was seriously wounded... I received a shrapnel blind wound to my left forearm, shoulder (the shoulder joint was crushed), an explosive injury, an acubarotrauma and other injuries… Numerous complicated surgeries. A long struggle for my arm. Thanks to experienced doctors, we managed to avoid amputation! But now I badly need surgery to install an implant of the shoulder joint and bone. There is no other solution. After recovery I will return to service, continue to defend Ukraine and will not allow my children to be made slaves.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 65,450
Soldier history
Soldier Vladyslav, call sign RIDIK
On the 3rd of March, 2022, I was mobilised to the territorial defense forces to the 122nd Brigade. Our unit was defending Odesa and Mykolaiv regions, and after the liberation of Kherson, we took part in its defence. On the 3rd of December 2023, while changing combat positions, our group was ambushed. Two of my comrades were immediately wounded, and my friend and I were taken prisoners. When we were being led to the occupiers' positions through mined fields, my comrade and I looked at each other and thought about how to resist. We carried unloaded weapons on our backs, and my comrade managed to hide one full machine gun magazine on his person. At some point, I stepped on an anti-personnel mine and there was an explosion. Perhaps that was what saved us. This gave us a little time to get the magazine and install it into the machine gun. And the shooting started. Bullets were whizzing over our heads, but we were lucky - the orc was killed. That's how we survived.
My brother-in-arms went to get help, as I could not walk on my own because a part of my right foot was torn off. I put on a tourniquet and waited. Enemy drones were circling overhead. To avoid being killed, I didn't move and pretended to be dead. When everything was quiet, I took out my phone (which the orcs had miraculously not taken away) and contacted the commander. In the evening, they found me. I was admitted to a hospital in Kherson three days after I was wounded. There they performed an amputation with hip joint disarticulation.
I understand that after amputation, one can live an active life. So far, I have only one plan for the future - to get a functional prosthesis and learn to walk again.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 390,012
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Soldier Oleksandr, call sign SHKODNIK
I was mobilised on 08.02.2023, trained and sent to serve in the 24th separate mechanised brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In November 2023, our unit performed a combat mission in Donetsk region. During an artillery shelling at a combat withdrawal near Horlivka, I got a shoulder wound and injured my leg for the second time - I damaged the anterior cruciate ligament of my right knee joint. Conservative therapy does not help - surgery is necessary. The surgeons will perform the operation free of charge, but it will require the purchase of a special kit for reconstruction surgery of the knee joint ligaments. I need the surgery as soon as possible to return to combat missions.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 18,060
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Soldier Oleksii, call sign DOC
In January 2023, I was mobilised into the Armed Forces of Ukraine, serving in the 80th Air Assault Brigade, 3rd Battalion. I underwent training in the UK, after which I was sent to serve in the Zaporizhzhia direction. On the 8th of September 2023, I was wounded while performing a combat mission. As a combat medic, I received a radio message that my comrade was wounded. I immediately went to help him. As soon as I started applying tourniquets on him, I heard an enemy copter buzzing above us. I took my assault rifle and started shooting. Unfortunately, it didn't help, he sharply targeted me. I only managed to run away a couple of steps and there was an explosion. I remained conscious, examined myself and saw that my legs were bloody, so I put on a bandage. My comrade was already "cargo 200s" (deceased). The battle continued. I was taken to Zaporizhzhia hospital, and when I came to my senses, I found out that one of my legs was gone. It was amputated because the tourniquet had been held for too long. Right now, my main goal is a functional prosthesis to return to active life. Unfortunately, the funds allocated by the state are not enough, so I have to turn to charity for help. I would like to stay in the service and make it to the victory together with my comrades.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 280,794.81
Soldier history
Soldier Oleh, call sign VARIAH
I am an active serviceman. In 2007, I was in regular service in the 95th separate air assault brigade. on the 25th of February 2022, my brother and I joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a part of the 35th Marine Brigade. In October 2022, during the liberation of the Kherson region, I stepped on an enemy mine, resulting in the loss of the lower third of my shin. First aid was provided by my comrades-in-arms and my brother, who was nearby. Then came evacuation, surgery, months of treatment, rehabilitation and prosthetics. In February 2023, I continued my military service in my unit. In the summer of 2023, I was selected for training abroad. Currently, I continue to serve in the Marine Corps unit, the specific nature of which requires speed, agility, endurance and good physical shape. Unfortunately, my prosthesis, although comfortable in everyday life, is not sufficiently adapted for increased physical activity in combat conditions. That is why I am asking benefactors to buy a sports foot for the prosthesis.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 227,129.31
Soldier history
Soldier Oleg Andrienko
Before the full-scale invasion I worked as a high-altitude installer, doing glass facade installation. In the morning of 24.02.2022 I took my children and went to the village of Velykyi Karashyn, not far from the Makariv. And on 26.02.2022, my friends and I joined the territorial defence in our village. On the 1st of March 2022, when my comrades and I were on duty, an enemy aircraft suddenly appeared and fired a missile at us. Two of my comrades were killed on the spot, and I was lucky to survive, but my lower limb was severely damaged. To save my life, doctors had to amputate my left leg… One day, a friend called me and said that he had seen a post on Facebook - I had been posthumously awarded an order and joked: "You will live a long life!". My relatives, especially my daughters, helped me cope with the trauma, because I had no right to sulk in front of them. I had prosthetics as a civilian. According to the state programme, I have the simplest prosthesis, which does not cover the needs of my daily life. I faced a bureaucratic machine - I still have to prove that I was injured while performing a combat mission. Despite the mobility difficulties, I go in for sports myself. Now I am a coordinator of sports classes at Sport for All, and I train young people of all ages in cycling, volleyball, badminton, football, and tennis. At the moment, I need a more functional prosthesis to continue playing sports and train children and veterans. The prosthetists gave me an opportunity to test a prosthesis with the RHEO KNEE XC electronic knee unit. I felt an incredible difference from the «leg» I have and realised how active life with a prosthesis can really be.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 570,204
Soldier history
Soldier Ihor, call sign GREENWICH
I am a serviceman, a career officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On the 9th of April, 2014, I volunteered to defend Ukraine; for nine and a half years I was a battalion commander. From July 2014 to May 2018 - without rotations, substitutions - in the Anti-Terrorist Operation. I served in Mariupol, Shyrokyne, Hranitne, Troitske, Popasna, Shchastia. Then the Joint Forces Operation, Luhansk region followed. On the 24th of February 2022, together with my unit, I encountered the enemy in Zhytomyr region and liberated Kyiv region. Since the autumn of 2022, we have been crushing the horde in the Zaporizhzhia direction every day. I have high blood pressure all the time. Sometimes it reaches the level of 200/120 mmHg. It was for this reason that I was admitted to the intensive care unit in June 2020. I was diagnosed with an aneurysm (aortic dilation) and stenosis of the right renal artery. A year later, in June 2021, I underwent stenting. They warned me of a life-threatening condition. In January 2024, after the examination, the conclusion was disappointing - the aortic dilation was critical! The only solution is urgent endoprosthetics of the abdominal aorta and common iliac arteries. The operation will be free of charge. But the endoprosthesis is very expensive. I cannot raise this amount of money on my own, so I have to turn to philanthropists and caring members of the public.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 650,000
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Soldier Serhii, call sign BORODA
After the start of the full-scale invasion from the first days I volunteered to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I underwent training and served in the Special Operations Forces from the spring of 2022. In autumn 2023, due to excessive loads during combat missions, both legs began to give up functioning. After the examination, I received a disappointing diagnosis and a specialist opinion - conservative therapy would be ineffective and I needed immediate surgery.
After the surgery, there was no improvement - there was a postoperative relapse. At present, I need a second operation with the installation of a spinal implant CAPSTONE®.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 35,000
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Soldier Vladyslav, call sign BISMARCK
I signed a contract in 2021. After training, I joined the 93rd Brigade "Kholodny Yar". Before the full-scale invasion, on 23.02.2022, we went to Sumy region. After that we were transferred to the Kharkiv direction, near Izium, where fierce fighting was underway. Being in the hottest spots of the war and defending our freedom, I received a severe perforating spinal cord injury. It happened on 16 June 2022 near the village of Vernopillia. I have been undergoing treatment for over a year now, trying to fight the excruciating pain. I have undergone 23 surgeries, my condition has improved, and I am already moving around in a wheelchair. However, at the moment, I still have to endure these unbearable pains every day, which make my life a living hell. The operation is free of charge, but I need to buy the device However, the financial costs of its purchase are beyond my means. I raised half of the amount, namely UAH 370,000, on my own and paid 50% of the prepayment for the components. But I still need the other half, so I am appealing to the Citizen Charitable Foundation and all those who care for me to support and help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 370,000
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Soldier Oleksii, call sign Ad-voKat
I am the commander of the assault group of the 15th Brigade of the Kara-Dag. From the beginning of the full-scale invasion, I voluntarily joined the National Guard. While taking part in defensive and offensive operations in the Zaporizhzhya direction, I got injured. Doctors diagnosed me with bilateral coxarthrosis (pathology of the hip joints). Treatment did not yield positive results. The condition of the left hip joint deteriorated. Due to the persistent pain syndrome, a concomitant disease - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (severe stage), and age, doctors insisted on the need for surgery and replacement of the left hip joint. Now I need endoprosthetics.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000
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Soldier Viktor, call sign VIRASTIUK
My journey as a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began in 2014 in the 2nd Battalion of the "Horyn'" territorial defence Brigade as an RPG-7V grenade launcher. I was in the ATO zone until October 2016. I was demobilised in 2016, got married and had a Daughter. I am a builder by profession. I witnessed the full-scale invasion by russia on 24.02.2022 while staying abroad in Poland. On the 25th of February, I went to the regional military enlistment office in Rivne, where I was refused. Their argument was as follows: "You have experience, so wait until we call you”.
After the Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated Kyiv region, the formation of the battalion began, to which I was invited. In 2023, our unit performed a combat mission in the Kherson region. During a mortar attack, I sustained a spinal injury.
The disease has progressed, and now I am unable to perform combat missions nor to live a full life. The only solution is surgery. The surgery is free, but I need to buy a CIF 3D cage for osteosynthesis of the cervical region of the spine. I want to get better and be back with my brothers-in-arms. We have to bring this war to victory.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 48,750
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Soldier Vadym, call sign CAP
On March 10, 2022 I was mobilized – by my own choice – and joined number 1 brigade of special forces named by Ivan Bogun. On May 21, 2022 I fought near Troitske of Popasnianskyi district in Luhansk region. Being under artillery fire on our positions I got a serious blast injury with my spine and a penetrating gunshot wound. The surgery took place on May 29, 2002, the splinters of my damaged vertebra were removed and the spine was stabilized with a titan system. After the surgery I could only move around using a wheelchair. Because of the severity of the injury even two years of rehabilitation have not got me back on my feet. More to that I am in constant pain because my legs hurt a lot and I often have seizures. Doctors are ready to carry a surgery with the replacement of the spinal stabilization system, decompression of nerve roots and installing an implant to replace the broken vertebra out for free, however, we need to provide a set of implants. This surgery gives me a chance to get rid of unbearable pain, improve functioning of pelvic organs and even legs.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 165,600
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Soldier Yurii, call sign SHATUN
I am the company 2IC in the 54 mobile brigade. My military service started long ago and then there was a pause in it. My story started in Chernigivshchyna when the war came to our land on February 24, 2022. We were defending the sector of the front from Soledar to Siversk. The 4th of October while participating in the national defensive operation in Donetrsk region I got multiple shrapnel injuries. My left thigh presented the biggest problem as the open comminuted gunshot fracture required several surgeries and over four months of treatment. Now to recover and get back on my feet I need another surgery. The surgery itself is free but I need a set of metal insets for osteosynthesis of the thigh bone which would help me to mend bones and return to normal life and continue my service.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 15,500
Soldier history
Soldier Dmytro Kuryliak
On the 25th of February 2022, I voluntarily mobilised and joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I was assigned to the 79th Air Assault Brigade. Our unit took part in the defence of Mykolaiv, and then we were sent to Eastern Ukraine. On the 24th of April, 2022, while performing a combat mission, I was wounded in the village of Iampil, Donetsk region. I've had several surgeries, undergone extensive treatment. All this time, I have been fighting for a chance to get back on my feet and regain mobility. I have a lot of work ahead of me. At the moment, I need rehabilitation at the Zakhidnyi Rehabilitation and Sports Centre of the National Committee for Sports for the Disabled People of Ukraine.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
Soldier history
Soldier Maksym
I have been service since December 2022. I could not stand aside when the enemy came to my land. After training, we were sent to Eastern Ukraine, Donetsk region. I was wounded on the 18th of February 2023 in Vuhledar during an artillery shelling. After arriving at the position, my comrades-in-arms and I were unloading the ammunition supply. And immediately a missile landed right next to the vehicle. And I was in it…
I came to senses facedown in the snow. I felt myself - my right leg was missing. I am grateful to my comrades-in-arms who did not lose their cool, provided first aid and quickly evacuated me from the battlefield. I am grateful to the doctors for their professionalism and for saving my life.
Now I need to get back on my feet and get a prosthesis with increased functionality first. However, the state funds are insufficient for it, and I need to get extra funding from charitable sources.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 134,580.95
Soldier history
Soldier Iurii Rozhuk, call sign COSMOS
I am a serviceman, a major, an instructor for the training of artillery units in the A4150 military unit. I was born in the town of Iavoriv to a family of military personnel. I have been in the Armed Forces since 2001. In 2018, as a member of the 24th Separate Mechanised Brigade, I took part in combat operations in the Joint Forces Operation in the Horlivka sector of Donetsk region. From 24 February to the end of March 2022, I took an active part in the defence of Kyiv (Bucha, Gostomel, Moshchun). Due to constant and numerous injuries, stresses, hypothermia during participation in combat operations and instructor work, I developed a disease that resulted in the destruction of the hip joints with a significant impairment of the musculoskeletal system. I need a total hip replacement. I dream of recovering and returning to service.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000
Soldier history
Soldier Yurii Parkhomenko, call sign REVO
I was mobilised in November 2022. I joined the ranks of the 14th separate mechanised brigade named in honour of Prince Roman the Great.
On 22.05.2023, while performing a combat mission, I happened to be under artillery fire and was wounded in the thoracic area of the spine, which caused paralysis of 75% of my body. The treatment lasted for 6 months. Now I move around in a wheelchair. The doctors give me hope that I will get back on my feet again. I dream of returning to my unit again. Now I need rehabilitation at the Zakhidnyi Rehabilitation and Sports Centre of the National Committee for Sports for the Disabled People of Ukraine.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
Soldier history
Soldier Serhii
I joined the army during the 6th wave of mobilisation in 2015. After a year's service, I signed a contract and remained in the Armed Forces of Ukraine for another six months as a tank commander with the Zvirobii 3rd Separate Tank Battalion. I took part in the anti-terrorist operation in the Eastern Ukraine. Due to hypertension, I was forced to resign in 2017.
During the full-scale invasion, while staying in Izium, my family and I found ourselves under occupation. We were at the epicentre of the events. On the 15th of May, 2022, during another shelling, a shell hit our yard, which is why I was injured and lost my leg. I understand that after an amputation, one can live an active life. So far, I have only one plan for the future - to learn to walk. For this, I need to have the stump socket replaced and undergo rehabilitation. That's why I'm asking for help from philanthropists.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 48,000
Soldier history
Soldier Olesia, call sign WASP
My service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine began in 2014. At that time, my husband was already a military men, a career officer, and I volunteered to join the army. I have been wounded many times. I recovered quickly enough and returned to the ranks. Once
on the way, we came under fire. I was thrown back by a shock wave, and at first it seemed nothing serious. The doctors helped me, brought me back to consciousness, and I even refused to be hospitalised. But over time, I regretted it. I am having constant back pain. It even happened that I could not stand on my feet for two months. My intervertebral discs could only be saved by an immediate operation. Only such operation will relieve the fierce pain, which is no longer manageable even with medication blockades.
This war has taken away my most precious that I had - my child, so I have to undergo surgery as soon as possible and return to the ranks to fight the enemy, to avenge my son.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 25,750
Soldier history
Soldier Yaroslav, call sign SVAT
I am a career officer in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In 2014, I commanded an air assault platoon of the 80th separate air assault brigade (Lviv).
In August 2014, I was wounded during the evacuation of wounded comrades in the village of Khryashchuvate, Luhansk region.
An artillery shell exploded near me, the fragments of which tore off my right leg at the level of the upper third of the thigh.
I was treated for two months. My psycho-emotional state improved after talking to a psychologist, thanks to the support of my brother and mother, but the most important thing for me was meeting my future wife, Vasylina. It was important for me to return to military service. Since my health condition did not allow me to serve in a combat brigade, I decided to continue my service in a military educational institution. Because of my active lifestyle, the silicone liner of my prosthesis wears out quickly, so it needs regular replacement, which unfortunately is not fully guaranteed by the state. Therefore, I need the support of philanthropists.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 35,860
Soldier history
Soldier Oleksii Bobchynets
I am an active serviceman in the Ukrainian Navy, Captain of 3rd rank. At the age of 22, I went to defend the country. I served in the 137th Separate Marine Battalion. I lost my lower limb when I tripped an anti-personnel mine in Pavlopil. I can't imagine my life without running, so after my injury I decided that I would definitely get back on my feet and run. I took part in the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington and joined the Ukrainian national team at the Invictus Games 2020 and Warrior Games 2022. Sports loads quickly wear out the liners, without which the prosthesis cannot be used. The amount of funds provided by the state is not enough, so I appeal to charitable donors for help in purchasing additional liners.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 96,172.26
Soldier history
Soldier Oleksii, call sign SERG
I was mobilised in April 2022 and served in the air defence forces. Without a second thought, I went to defend my homeland, I could not imagine any other option. I was wounded in June 2023. I have a spinal cord injury. I have a long and hard rehabilitation work ahead of me.
Now there is partial sensation below the thoracic region, but unfortunately, no controlled movements have appeared yet. Thanks to the support of the Citizen Charitable Foundation, I have completed the 2nd stage of physical rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Centre of the National Committee for Sports for the Disabled of Ukraine. I am returning home soon. I move exclusively in an active wheelchair, my legs do not work. The Citizen Foundation helped me to purchase a wheelchair with sanitary equipment Ridni Care KJT707C, which contributes to a comfortable life and is designed for sedentary patients.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 186,750
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Soldier Oleksandr, call sign SAIGON
After the start of the full-scale invasion, I volunteered to join the military enlistment office to join the Armed Forces. I was trained and served in a separate reconnaissance platoon attached to the 17th Tank Brigade.
In December 2022 I received a bullet wound. It pierced my lung and affected my spine. I have been undergoing treatment for a year now. At this stage, I am doing rehabilitation.
Finally, the recovery has begun. My legs started to move, and I am starting to walk a little bit. However, there is still a lot of work to be done. Currently, I need rehabilitation at the Zakhidnyi Rehabilitation and Sports Centre of the National Committee for Sports for the Disabled People of Ukraine. I am already trying to move long distances on my own, to be mobile, so I need an electric wheelchair with manual control.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 388,500
Soldier history
Soldier Vadym, call sign BILYI
I was mobilised on the 22nd of December, 2022. I served in the military unit 3005.
I was wounded on the 18th of March 2023 in the Serebrianskyi forest near Kreminna. While entering the position with my unit, I stepped on a mine, which resulted in the severance of my foot. I had an amputation of my right lower limb at the level of the lower third of my shin. A month and a half later, I returned home on crutches. My only wish was to walk again. I underwent prosthetics. As of now, I need to have my stump socket replaced. I really want to feel like a normal person, to move freely without any restrictions.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 39,705.29
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Soldier Yurii Kravchuk, call sign is TYKHYI
At the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022, I volunteered to join the army to defend Ukraine and Ukrainians! On the 5th July 2022, near Kherson, I received a mine-blast wound, with the severance of two lower limbs above the knees, crushed bones in my left arm, and many burns all over my body. I have learnt to walk again and have mastered the use of prostheses quite well. To get around the city, I need a wheelchair with steering. This vehicle will allow me to be independent and mobile. Yuriy has a highly complex double amputation of his lower limbs and other concomitant injuries, so he needs additional rehabilitation, which he will undergo together with his wife Nina, a soldier in the National Guard of Ukraine.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 116,953.40
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Soldier Dmytro Iatsyshyn
I had been mobilised for the first time and joined the military in 2015.
During the full-scale invasion, I could not stand aside and was already at the military registration and enlistment office on the 25th of February 2022. I joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the second time to defend my homeland from the aggressor.
In September, 2023, while performing a combat mission, we got under enemy fire and I received a mine-blast injury, spinal cord injury, neck and chest wounds. Thanks to my fellow "cossacks", I survived. I hope to regain sensation in my hands and return to active life. I dream of playing a synthesiser and driving a harvester again. But to do this, I need to continue my rehabilitation and work daily with the specialists of the Zakhidnyi Rehabilitation and Sports Centre.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Andrii Dudnyk, call sign KOT (meaning CAT)
In June 2022, while performing a combat mission in the Donetsk region, near Sloviansk, Andriy was seriously injured. He suffered a complete traumatic amputation of both legs, shrapnel wounds to his arms and an open fracture of the elbow, acubarotrauma and concussion. He was first fitted with prostheses after his injury only 5 months later, in December 2022. He is currently in need of rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Centre of the National Committee for Sports for the Disabled of Ukraine.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
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Soldier Mykhailo Yurchuk, call sign STALKER
Since childhood, I dreamed of becoming a soldier. For me, it's about honor and duty. First, I served in the missile brigade being a rocket operator. Then I went to the military college of the sergeant's staff and finally ended up in the landing brigade.
When the full-scale war began, I served in Donbas. Then the brigade was moved to Kharkiv region. That's where I got wounded. Double amputation: high amputation of the right leg, amputation of the left hand.
An additional payment is required for a lower limb prosthesis with a more functional electronically controlled knee joint and for an upper limb prosthesis.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 409,040.23
Soldier history
Soldier Denys Dosuzhyi, call sign AIAKS
With deep sorrow, we inform you that Denys Dosuzhyi (June 4, 1991 – November 3, 2025), commander of an anti-tank unit, volunteer since 2016, a devoted warrior and a Man with a capital “M,” has passed away. Denys fought in the Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kharkiv regions. He destroyed enemy equipment, saved his comrades, and was always where it was hardest. For his courage and self-sacrifice, he was awarded the Order “For Courage” (III class), the Medal “For Wounds,” and the badge “For Merits to the City of Stryi.” After being severely wounded in 2023, Denys fought for his life for more than a year and a half, bravely enduring constant pain and undergoing complex treatment. Despite everything, he never gave up — he dreamed of returning to service and lived with hope for recovery. Sadly, the Hero’s heart stopped on November 3, 2025. We express our deepest condolences to Denys’s wife and his comrades-in-arms. He leaves behind an example of resilience, bravery, and immense love for Ukraine. Eternal memory to the Hero.
The fundraiser for Denys is closed. All collected funds will be directed to help other severely wounded defenders
Soldier history
Soldier Serhii Koshelnikov, call sign HAISHNIK
I was first mobilised in March 2015 to the military unit 3005. I served there until April 2016. Then was discharged and continued to live a normal life, working, raising two sons with my wife. The next day after the full-scale russian invasion, on the 25th of February 2022, I volunteered to join the same unit. During an assault, the enemy covered us with mortar fire.
For the rest of my life, I will always remember how that unfortunate 80 mm calibre mine arrived. It clearly landed under my right leg. After the explosion, I was conscious the whole time. My both lower limbs were amputated above the knee. My wife is always with me. At home, we are starting life anew, adjusting to the new circumstances. The next step is to purchase a Compact active wheelchair.
TOTAL COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 169,439
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Soldier Maksym Karasyk
Before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, I was the director of a trading and manufacturing company. On 24.02.2022, after the introduction of martial law, I came to work, handed over all my cases and voluntarily went to the military registration and enlistment office the next day.
On 1st March 2022, I was sent to military unit A1778. That's how I became part of the glorious 15th Separate Mountain Assault Battalion of the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade. I was assigned to the 2nd Mountain Assault Company as a machine gun crewman. I got the military rank of soldier. I was sent to the area of combat operations - Lyman, Kreminna, then I was transferred to the village of Stara Krasnianka (suburb of Rubizhne, Luhansk region).
On 09.04.2022, during a mortar shelling, I was wounded in the left leg. I was treated in a hospital, then underwent. On the 15th of May, I returned to service. I was awarded the medal "Defender of the Homeland" for participating in hostilities in the village of Stara Krasnianka.
In October 2022, during an assault near the village of Nova Kamianka (Kherson region), I received shrapnel wounds from two shots from a tank. Severe polytrauma - shrapnel wounds to the right lung, multiple blunt and perforating wounds to the right thigh, wounds to the right forearm with loss of part of the muscles and part of the ulna.
In April 2023, I was discharged from the 15th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade for health reasons, I was removed from the military register. I have a 2nd disability group (War Veteran) with a 80% loss of ability to work.
At the beginning of summer, I returned to my duties and am now a director again. I take part in volunteer activities. I underwent rehabilitation. I have almost fully restored the movement of my arm. Now I am working on restoring the movement of the foot. I am currently in need of rehabilitation at the Zakhidnyi Rehabilitation and Sports Centre of the National Committee for Sports for the Disabled People of Ukraine.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
Soldier history
Soldier Ihor Vasyliev, call sign TETRIS
I was mobilised in October 2022 and joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
After completing military training, I was sent to the East, to the Donetsk region. There I received my first shoulder injury. I recovered quickly enough and immediately returned to performing combat missions in the unit.
On 16 December 2023, while on duty, I received a complex fracture of the tibia. The injury turned out to be more serious than it seemed at first. To treat the fracture, I needed surgery and a plate.
Now I need a set of implants for blocking osteosynthesis of the bones.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 12,000
Soldier history
Soldier Oleh Ardeli, call sign ARA
In August 2022, I received a call-up and immediately started serving. I joined the newly formed 66th Brigade, as a rifleman in the unit.
… We were transferred to Nevske in Donetsk region to liberate the village of Makiivka. We were already in a green bushy area near the designated settlement, when we got hit by artillery fire. And during this shelling, I received a shrapnel wound to my right upper limb.
After the hit, I got an intense burning sensation in my right arm. My comrade put a tourniquet on it, and together with three comrades we went to the evacuation point.
Doctors diagnosed me with a gunshot shrapnel wound to the right shoulder with a gunshot multifragment fracture of the humerus with damage to the brachial artery. I was treated in a hospital, and now I need rehabilitation because of contractures in the elbow and fingers of my right hand. According to experts, my arm will recover, but it will no longer work 100%, it will be like an auxiliary arm. I will have two "left arms" for sure).
Currently, I need to recover at the Zakhidnyi Rehabilitation and Sports Centre of the National Committee for Sports for the Disabled People of Ukraine.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
Soldier history
Soldier Oleksii, call sign D'ARTAGNAN
In 2015, I enrolled into Odesa Military Academy, Faculty of Airborne Assault Forces and Marines. I wanted to become an officer and go to defend my country. After graduation, I chose to serve in the city of Mariupol in the 503rd Separate Marine Battalion.
In 2020, I went to the war front as a platoon commander. The positions held by my unit were in the village of Shumy near the Toretsk town. In October 2020, during a combat mission, I stepped on a mine.When I looked at my leg, I saw that I had no foot anymore. The pain was terrible, but bearable.
These three kilometres back to our positions were the longest in my life, but we made it.
After the 9th operation I thought only one thing: "If this does not break me morally, then nothing in the world will."
Two months later, I started walking on a prosthesis. And another month later I started running, skating, cycling. I stopped paying attention to the fact that I had no leg and returned to service.
As before, I am actively involved in sports, and as a member of the UKRAINIAN MARINES TEAM, I am preparing for a running marathon in London, which will take place in April 2024.
During training, the liners, without which the prosthesis cannot be used, quickly wear out. I urgently need a replacement socket.
TOTAL TRANSFERRED: UAH 47,629.40
Soldier history
Soldier Ihor Dibrov, call sign KAPER (meaning “Capper”)
I conscripted voluntarily and began to serve in the summer of 2022.
I studied in the UK, where I was promoted to the squad leader for my excellence. Then I was professionally trained as an artilleryman, namely as a spotter. After graduation, I joined the Ukrainian Marines, who got deployed to the east of Ukraine, namely to the Donetsk region, where I continued my service.
In January 2023, we were sent to reinforce our positions in the direction of the village of Vodiane, near Avdiivka.
For several days, there was massive shelling of our positions, during which I was injured in the thigh. It was then that a shrapnel affected my hip joint.
Then came the evacuation. Hospitals. Surgeries.
Now, in order to return to an active full life, I need to have my hip joint replaced, which was damaged by that unfortunate shrapnel. Therefore, I appeal to all those who are concerned, for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 171,650
Soldier history
Soldier Oleksandr, call sign KOZAK
I served in the 25th Airborne Brigade, a career officer. During the liberation of Nyzhnia Krynka from the enemy on August 24th, 2014, I sustained an amputation of my lower limb after we were shelled by Grad MLRS...After the treatment, at my personal request, I remained in the military service. I have been serving on a prosthesis for almost nine years. After the full-scale invasion, I practically did not sit down for the first month. And this is all thanks to the skillful work of the team of my prosthetist, Oleksandr Stetsenko, who provided me with a prosthesis of increased functionality and reliability. The loads on the prosthesis are almost equal compared to the remaining leg. During the day, I run 10-20 times to the fourth floor, where my workplace is. I travel to the forest and steppe to visit the guys, where I can move independently.
But the lifespan of this prosthesis is running out and I need a replacement. I would like to get the same one, because thanks to it, I perform my tasks accurately, on the same level as my colleagues do.
However, the state funds are insufficient for a new prosthesis. Therefore, in order to get a proper foot and knee, I need to pay extra at the expense of charity finances.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 172,969.04
Soldier history
Soldier Vitalii Hryn
In 2014, I was voluntarily mobilised and served in a reconnaissance company of the 24th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In August 2014, I was wounded. After a long treatment, I was demobilised and received the 3rd group of disability.
During the full-scale invasion, I came back to serve in the rear unit. After a year of service, I felt severe pain in my hip joints. Doctors diagnosed that both hip joints needed to be replaced, starting with the left one. Painkillers no longer help, I can hardly walk. After having had endoprosthetic surgery of the hip joint of the left leg I have gone through the rehabilitation in December 2023 and now ready for the implant to be installed in my right leg.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 243,620
Soldier history
Soldier Mykola, call sign SHERMAN
I have been in the army since 2016. I signed a contract and served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine until the summer of 2021. When the full-scale invasion began, I was in Kharkiv. On 25th February 2022, together with my comrade-in-arms, we went to our unit in Donbas. On 10th March 2023, we came under heavy artillery fire, and I became "cargo 300th" (means wounded) with a gunshot shrapnel wound to my right shin. I remember when I saw my leg hanging on the skin, I immediately realised that they would amputate it. After treatment, prosthetics and rehabilitation, I continued my military service. The prosthesis does not prevent me from defending my homeland. However, due to excessive loads (body armour plus combat kit weighs 20-30 kg, and I have to run with all this), my foot burst, and now I need to have it replaced immediately to return to combat missions.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 167,650.70
Soldier history
Soldier Artur, call sign SLIPA
During the full-scale invasion, Artur served in the National Guard of Ukraine under a fixed-term contract. In early 2023, he could have resigned, but he continued to serve in the National Guard of Ukraine of his own free will.
On 23rd August 2023, while performing a combat mission in the area of Serebrianske forestry, Donetsk region, he sustained a shrapnel spinal cord injury. At Mechnikov Hospital in Dnipro, he had a metal fragment removed from his spine and was sent for treatment. Currently, the twenty-four-year-old fighter is immobile, but with great faith and confidence in his recovery and speedy healing, he is undergoing rehabilitation in Modrychi town. He has a long way to go in his recovery, and while he is completing it, he needs a specialised bed. It is with this issue that his family appeals to all those who are not indifferent.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 50,300
Soldier history
Nika Bichakhia soldier, call sign GRUZIN (meaning “Georgian”)
I serve in the 24th separate mechanised brigade named in honour of King Danylo Halytskyi, in the 1st night assault battalion. I volunteered. I was doing my military service from 2014 to 2019. Before the full-scale invasion, I was in the Netherlands, but as soon as I found out that I had to defend the borders of my second homeland, I returned to Ukraine without hesitation. Because I had a family here - a sister and brother with small children. I had to protect them. During my service, I was personally awarded the Bravery Medal of the first, second and third class by the Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. While defending Ukraine, I was repeatedly wounded and injured, which led to aseptic necrosis of the heads of my right and left femurs. This problem prevents me from moving normally and causes severe pain. There is only one solution - total hip replacement of both hip joints.
I plan to undergo surgery as soon as possible and return to the army. My biggest dream is Ukraine's victory and peace in the country!
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 190,000
Soldier history
Ukrainian Armed Forces servicewoman Tetyana, call sign TANCHYK
I am 38 years old. In 2016, I was involved in a car accident, I received numerous serious injuries, including the amputation of a lower part of my left leg. During the lengthy treatment (about two years), I often happened to communicate with wounded soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After that, I drastically changed my views on the occupation of the Crimea and
the Anti-Terrorist Operation in eastern Ukraine. With the start of the full-scale invasion, I had an overwhelming urge to contribute to the defence of my homeland, but my amputation was an obstacle. For more than a year, I was beating down the doorsteps of military enlistment offices, but I kept hearing that a woman with a prosthesis had no place in the army. But I did not give up!
In the summer of 2023, with all the hard efforts, I finally managed to get mobilised to the Armed Forces. I am currently serving as part of the medical company of the 126th Territorial Defence Forces Brigade, which has been taking part in combat operations in the southern part of Ukraine since December 2022. My prosthetic foot has damaged, and now I need to have it replaced immediately. Tatyana needs help again. Due to excessive military strain, the liner of her prosthetic has worn out sooner than the state can provide a replacement.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 222,297.45
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Soldier Oleh Protsenko, call sign AGS
At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, I joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I served as a rifleman in a defence battalion.
On 21 April 2023, I was seriously wounded near the town of Izium, Kharkiv region. As combat medics say, I was the "severe cargo 300th" (code word for "wounded"). I had a gunshot wound to the spine, which led to paralysis of the lower limbs and upper combined paraparesis. In addition, I have a shrapnel in my spine left as a memory. Now I move exclusively in a wheelchair with electric control, my legs do not work. For a comfortable life, I need a wheelchair with OSD-YU-ITC hygiene equipment. I dream of getting back on my feet, and of the Victory for which we are all fighting so hard together! I want to raise my children and grandchildren so that they live in peace and tranquillity.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 11,549
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Soldier Volodymyr, call sign TSYHAN
On 24 February 2022, despite having a second disability group, I went to the military enlistment office. I served as a machine gunner in the first tank brigade, the first rifle battalion, in the second company in a machine gun platoon. After 20 months of service, I faced a health problem. Excessive loads had taken their toll on my hip joints. For some time, I was on painkillers. After examination, the doctors determined that I needed surgery, namely, endoprosthetics of the left hip joint. Now I can barely move, the pain is bothering me every day. I have turned for help to the charity foundation and all those who care. I am only 30 years old. I dream of an end to the war! I understand how much work is ahead of us, and I am still young and can be useful to our society.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 90,000
Soldier history
Soldier Mykola Bulatov
I started my military career in July 2015, when I voluntarily joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In the Anti-Terrorist Operation zone, I was seconded to the 30th Prince Konstantyn Ostrogskyi Mechanised Brigade.
I injured my knee when I was hit by a shock wave during an artillery shelling of our positions on the outskirts of Starohnativka settlement in February 2017. On 24 February 2022, I was stationed at my permanent place of service in Brody town. In May 2023, I was discharged from military service for health reasons. The reason was endoprosthetics of my left knee. After the operation, the load on my right leg increased significantly, which affected my right hip joint. Now the pain is so severe that I am limited in my movement, I can barely walk and only with crutches.
The only thing that can relieve my pain is right hip replacement. That is why I am appealing to all those who care, for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 96,800
Soldier history
Soldier Serhii, DIAK-S
In September 2014, I was mobilised to the Anti-Terrorist Operation zone. In May 2015, I received a gunshot burn wound to my leg and a shrapnel blunt wound to the soft tissues of my face. I underwent four skin transplant operations. On 01.03.2022, I was mobilised to the territorial military operation unit of Tulchyn district, Vinnytsia region. Since 02.02.2023, I have been on service in the Chornobyl border zone until now. The first pain symptoms appeared 6 months ago, the right hip joint began to hurt. I visited a doctor when my walking function got impaired. Endoprosthetics is the only way to get rid of the constant pain that prevents me from not only performing combat missions, but also from living a normal life. That's why I turned to the charity foundation for help. I dream about the operation and returning to service as soon as possible, to defend the Ukrainian sky!
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000
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Soldier Liubomyr Perozhak, call sign MAZUTA
On the 15th of February, 2023, I was seriously wounded near Kupiansk, Kharkiv region. We were in the trenches, holding our positions, and an enemy tank started shelling. The enemy covered our positions with heavy fire, and there were two hits to the trench. When I saw my legs, I immediately realised that they would amputate them. As combat medics say, I was a severe “cargo 300th”.
All the time from the moment I was wounded to the stabilisation point, I was conscious. I heard everything, saw everything, sang, laughed and tried to rush back into battle...
Thus, defending our homeland Ukraine, I was left with an amputation of both legs!!!
I have already undergone rehabilitation, received prosthetic legs, and am slowly walking. However, I understand that to move freely and be mobile with my amputations, I need a wheelchair with steering.
My plans for the future are to live and raise two children.
I will try to complete my contract in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I would like to build a military career, but life will tell.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 69,999
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Soldier Anton, call sign ZOLOTYI
In 2015, I volunteered to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. During one year of service, I mastered various types of weapons. I served in intelligence until the end of 2016. The first time I "lost" my knee was in 2018, when I was working in the Luhansk direction of Zolote settlement. I had torn ligaments, menisci, and my knees were scattered in different sides. When I was on medical leave, I realised that I could still serve for a while and support my guys. As soon as the situation with my knees improved, I signed contracts with the Armed Forces for several times. On 24 February 2022, I once again picked up a machine gun. Despite the severe pain, I spent the first two months of the full-scale war with my guys. I had to work under very strong medication, because my knees were hurting badly… I know military matters well. Unfortunately, I am not able to do this now, because I can barely move on crutches. The only solution is total knee replacement of both knee joints. I want to join the Armed Forces. I understand that I won't be recruited to the infantry for offensive operations, but I am quite capable of flying drones. Therefore, I am appealing to all those concerned for help so that I could return to the army.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 182,000
Soldier history
Soldier Mykola Pavliuk, call sign SVIATYI MYKOLAI
I received an injury in the village of Bilohirka, Kherson region. On 29th August 2022, during a combat mission, we came under enemy mortar attack. I sustained a mine-blast injury, gunshot blunt shrapnel wound to the right shoulder, traumatic amputation of the right lower limb and other numerous medical issues.
I did not lose consciousness, felt calm, and administered first aid to myself. I did not even realise at first that I had lost my leg...
I mastered the prosthesis quite quickly. Unfortunately, I can no longer return to the army. However, the desire to help my fellow soldiers prevails, so I plan to retrain as a prosthetist. I want to help my brothers-in-arms get back on their feet.
I've already got used to moving around on a prosthesis, but unfortunately my new leg failed prematurely. Now I need to get the stump socket repaired and replaced.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 35,997.74
Soldier history
Soldier Oleksandr Karpus, call sign GENERAL
In 2014, I first found myself in the frontlines as I got mobilised during the times of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (in the East of Ukraine).
After the outbreak of a full-scale war against Ukraine, I was mobilised again on 25th February 2022 to the 36th Brigade and sent to the Donetsk region, Volnovakha district.
I was wounded near Vuhledar, in the village of Pavlivka, by an enemy tank fire. I had more than 20 operations and underwent rehabilitation. Now my right arm is 5 cm shorter and my right leg is 7 cm shorter. I move around only with crutches. The only thing that can help me walk without crutches is E-mag Aktive functional orthoses. Unfortunately, the funds allocated by the state are not enough to purchase two orthoses. Therefore, I had to turn to the Citizen Charitable Foundation for help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 158,492.40
Soldier history
Soldier Volodymyr, call sign KAIDA
I was called up for military service in March 2022 to the 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade as a gunner.
I was wounded on 6.09.22 during an assault on a plantation belt near Krasnohorivka. I remember a powerful explosion, I fell and immediately realised that I could not feel my legs. My comrades quickly came to my aid. Despite the difficult combat situation, technician Mykhas' Buk and other guys managed to pull me out of the shelling and evacuate me to a stabilisation point in Kurakhove settlement. Then Dnipro city followed. There I underwent amputation of my right foot. In addition, I sustained a fracture of my left leg and of the femoral neck. I suffered two strokes, underwent complex treatment and rehabilitation. The next step is hip joint replacement. Without this operation, I will not be able to start prosthetics. I will be grateful to everyone for your help.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 91,300
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Soldier Artem, call sign KORSHUN (KITE/bird)
I have been serving with the 36th Marine Brigade since 2019. Now I am fighting using a prosthesis because in 2020, while performing combat missions, I stepped on an anti-personnel mine... I received multiple shrapnel wounds to my head, neck, torso, upper and lower extremities, and a part of my foot was torn off. The prosthesis does not prevent me from defending my homeland. However, due to excessive loads, my artificial foot burst and now I need to have it replaced immediately. This will allow me to continue defeating the orcs and bring the Victory closer!
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 144,320
Soldier history
Soldier Mykola, call sign PIRATE
I am currently serving in the territorial defence of my city. On 24 February 2022, at six in the morning, I came to the military enlistment office with my wife, despite my having a prosthesis, we decided to defend our homeland together. Before that, we had an interesting story...
It was the year 2016. I enlisted with our local battalion. After a few weeks at the training grounds, we went to the front line. There I met a young woman who became my wife (we have two children now). While performing a regular combat mission, I blew up on a mine. I remember my first thought: "That's it, Kolia, your life is going to be over". But my wife was with me during the entire treatment. Her faith and support brought me back to life. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, I was near the border of Sivershchyna, Kharkiv region, and near Bakhmut. Now I am defending my homeland in the eastern Ukraine again. Unfortunately, due to excessive combat loads, the prosthesis wore out, the socket burst, and the liner, without which the prosthesis cannot be operated, ruptured. Now I need to have a new stump socket manufactured and the liner replaced as soon as possible to return to combat missions.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 36,000
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Soldier Mykhailo, call sign TYMOKHA
I went to war from the first day of the full-scale invasion. On the 9th of September, 2022, we went on an assault and successfully knocked out the enemy from the area of the village of Spirne, Donetsk region. The next day, a heavy artillery shelling of the held positions began, as a result of which I sustained severe injuries to my arm (which was almost torn off to the elbow)… When I came to senses after the operation, I saw that my arm had been completely amputated. Initially, I got very upset and did not want to talk to anyone for two days. Eventually, I got over my emotions and realised that I had to move on with my life. I called my wife first and told her what had happened. She was very supportive and said thank God that I was alive. I also have a daughter (9 years old) with a disability. So I have a reason to live! Now I need an electronically controlled prosthesis in my shoulder joint after amputation, for which there are not enough state funds, so I decided to turn to philanthropists. I will be grateful to everyone for help.
Because of changes in the legislation, Mykhailo's prosthesis will be paid for by the state budget.
Soldier history
Soldier Serhii, call sign UNCLE SERIOZHA
I started my military career in May 2020. At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, separate mechanised brigade, in which I served, was located in Volnovakha, Donetsk region.
While performing a combat mission, I got injured, which I did not immediately pay attention to because at the time I had to deal with other things...
Over time, the pain in my leg only got worse, and walking became harder and harder every day. After examination, it turned out that I had no joints in my knees at all.
The only way out was immediate knee replacement. My dream is to undergo surgery as soon as possible, undergo rehabilitation and return to the army to continue fighting the enemy. And I need your help to be able to do it.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 98,200
Soldier history
Soldier Anatolii, call sign VNUCHOK
On 26th February 2022, I voluntarily went to the military enlistment office and was mobilised into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On 9th June 2023, in the Luhansk region, on the outskirts of the village of Dibrova, during a combat mission, we came under mortar fire. . I remember how everything turned upside down in my head. My fellow soldier Mykola rescued me and administered first aid, for which I am immensely grateful.
Later, it turned out that I sustained a severe concussion, and in addition, a shell fragment from a mine hit the plate of my body armour and damaged my spine. Then surgeries in Dnipro and treatment in Kyiv followed. Now I need a wheelchair to move around. I believe I will be able to walk again, and I am making every effort to get back on my feet. “I don’t stop, because I believe that even after the most severe injury, you can not only live — but reach athletic heights and represent Ukraine on the world stage,” — Anatolii Zhumik, callsign VNUCHOK. Fundraising goal — 120,000 UAH to manufacture a custom professional sit-ski for Anatolii, a member of Ukraine’s national Paralympic team.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 642,180
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Soldier Yurii, call sign MALYI
I started my military career at the age of 19. At the time of the full-scale invasion, I joined the army in April 2022. On 16th January 2023, in the Zaporizhzhia sector in Orikhiv district, while performing a combat mission, I was seriously injured by enemy fire.
...I did not see anything because of the impact. Only after a few seconds I came to senses and realised that one of my arms was torn off, that the other was damaged, that my right eye was draining, and that I could not see anything with my left eye and did not understand what was wrong with it. My comrade ran up to me and said: "Brother, I don't know what to do, I wasn't trained for this!" I didn't lose my cool and said: "If you do nothing, I will die. Listen to me carefully, and everything will be fine!" Then I was guiding him and telling him what to do.
...It's hard for me without one arm, because before the war I was a builder, I earned my living with my hands my whole life. I am used to working, so I need a bionic prosthesis. I understand that it will not replace my arm, but I believe that I will at least get closer to what I had before. I will be very grateful to everyone who will help me.
I recently got married, I dream of a big family and children. And I really want to get behind the wheel of my motorbike again and feel the freedom I so desperately need to feel under the peaceful sky of my homeland.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 1 153,008.92
Soldier history
Soldier Serhii Kachan, call sign WILD JOE
In 2014, I joined the army as a volunteer, served in the Anti-Terrorist Operation zone and then – in the Joint Forces Operation zone. After my military service, I was a border guard in my native Sumy region. In nine years, I signed a contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine four times. The last one ended in early 2022. Why did I choose military service? Because it is MY VOCATION! My whole life is connected with the army. When the full-scale invasion of the aggressor began, I did not hesitate for a moment, and on the very first day I returned to the army as a volunteer. While on duty, I got an injury to my lumbar spine. Excessive military loads aggravated the problem. Over the past few months, my back has been hurting a lot, sometimes I can barely move my legs. I have already been operated on twice, but the problem has relapsed again. I need immediate replacement of the spinal vertebrae, I need to buy implants, without which there is no point in surgery.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 68,000
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Soldier Oleksandr, call sign DOBA
I started my military career back in 1990 in the 95th Airmobile Brigade when I was called up for military service. Upon completion of service, I immediately signed a contract with the same unit and took part in a NATO peacekeeping mission in Yugoslavia. There was a break in military service for several years, and in 2015 I was called up for service. I served in the Luhansk region. After demobilisation, I signed a contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine twice: I served in the Luhansk region, took part in the Joint Forces Operation in the Donetsk sector.
In the first days of the full-scale invasion, I came to the military enlistment office and was immediately recruited for service, because after my release I was in the main reserve of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. In May 2023, while performing a combat mission in the Kharkiv region, I had a bad fall. The bruise was constantly reminding me of itself, the pain did not just go away, it was only getting worse. My arm was turning blue. After the examination, it turned out that I had a nonunion fracture of the left shoulder bone with post-traumatic deformation of the joint surfaces. The only solution to the problem is immediate arthroplasty of the shoulder joint. Now I constantly wear a supportive bandage to immobilise my arm as much as possible and ease the pain. I continue my military service, and believe in our Victory.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 117,700
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Soldier Volodymyr, call sign VOVCHONOK
On 22 December, 2022, during the next russian offensive near the village of Kurdiumivka, Bakhmut district, Donetsk region, during a combat mission, as a result of artillery fire, I received gunshot shrapnel wounds to the lower third of the right forearm with traumatic amputation of the hand. In addition to his arm, my lungs were also damaged.
My comrades provided first aid on the spot, quickly evacuated me from the battlefield and transported me to Kostiantynivka. There, doctors pumped out the fluid from my lungs...
And in 4 days I was already in a Kyiv hospital. It was in Kyiv that my upper limb was amputated. Doctors had fought hard to save my arm... The specialists had no choice but to make a radical decision - complete amputation of the upper limb.
Now I need a bionic prosthesis (a prosthesis after amputation in the shoulder joint with an external energy source) with a Vincent wrist. This hand is one of the best in the field of prosthetics and will provide me with sufficient functionality and convenience.Changes have been made to the legislation regulating prosthetics funded by the state budget. Wounded defenders with high amputations of the upper limbs can now receive high-functional prostheses immediately upon initial prosthetics. Additionally, the maximum prices for state-funded prosthetics have been increased. Therefore, the prosthesis for VOVCHONOK will be fully paid for by the state. All funds collected for VOVCHONOK's bionic prosthesis will go towards the prosthetics for Serhii Pandrak, call sign SYVYI.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 94,064
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Soldier Alim Abduramanov, call sign TATARIN
I am an aerial reconnaissance soldier, working with drones. On 07th November 2022, while performing a combat mission near Ploshchanka settlement, Luhansk region, I received an order to fly to a certain quadrant where there were about 5 enemy tanks. I found three of them and flew the drone back to change the battery and enter the coordinates for further processing. As soon as I landed the drone, our positions in the greenery were immediately being mowed down by these very tanks I had recently spotted. After the Starlink cable was severed, I could hear the rounds from the tank hitting very, very close by. At one point, there was complete silence... and then - a sharp explosion next to our dugout!
After the explosion, I felt my left foot burning terribly. I looked and my foot was already broken and turned to the other side. There was no panic, I was as composed as possible... Eventually, I managed to crawl to the guys from the 66th Brigade. They noticed me...
Now I walk on a prosthesis. I never asked anyone for help, I tried to solve everything myself. But now I have to ask people who care to support the fundraising for a sports prosthesis. I want to return to the army, I just need it to perform combat missions effectively.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 195,529.39
Soldier history
Soldier Petro, call sign BORODACH (meaning BEARDMAN)
Like all servicemen, since February 2014, I have been through a journey: first the ATO (anti-terrorist operation), and then the JFO (Joint Forces Operation). In October 2014, while performing a mission, I injured my knee and hip joint. At that moment, there was no time or opportunity to chill out, to think only about myself, because every person counted. Time passed quickly, and old injuries were constantly reminding of themselves. In 2018, I underwent a long treatment in an Odesa hospital. But soon the pain returned. The joints could not withstand the military loads. I was again treated in hospitals in Mykolaiv and Vinnytsia. Over the past year pain, difficulties in movement and restrictions on physical activity have significantly reduced the quality of my life. Unfortunately, I can no longer move without a cane. The doctors unanimously said that it was time to radically solve this problem. I need arthroplasty and rehabilitation of my left hip joint. In addition, the right hip and knee joints need long-term treatment.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 98,200
Soldier history
Soldier Oleksandr Vykhruk
On 27 March 2023, I was seriously injured near the village of Berestove, Donetsk region. My comrades put braces on three of my limbs. I received primary medical care in Sloviansk, after which I was sent to Mechnikov Hospital in Dnipro, where my limbs were amputated.
I was in a medically induced coma for more than a month.
I regained consciousness in early May and saw the consequences of my injury.
I had no desire to live.
There was pain, despair, bitterness and sadness.
Now, thanks to the help of volunteers @MinisterBoomer, @PanierCathrin
a wheelchair that can be controlled by the chin has been found and delivered to Oleksandr. From now on, it is our job to be there for him, to involve specialists, to help him find the most effective solutions, in a comprehensive manner, step by step.
TRANSFERRED: UAH 102,600
Soldier history
Soldier Bohdan Yarotskyi, call sign SILVER
On 9 March, during the enemy's massive shelling of the city of Izium by aircraft, artillery systems, tanks and mortars, I was wounded in the right leg. I was pulled out of the battlefield by Cossacks from the 81st Brigade; and got evacuated to Kramatorsk.
From Kramatorsk, I was evacuated to Vinnytsia, without documents, without a penny, without a leg. As soon as I recovered in the hospital, I immediately started fitting prosthetics. The process was not easy, having received a training prosthesis, I tried to throw away my crutches as soon as possible and walk on my own because I had to return. In mid-September '22, I returned and immediately went to my military unit, I got back into the ranks. In the spring of '23, I was selected for the national team of Ukraine in the Invictus Games. Now I urgently need a modular prosthetic leg with a silicone liner. It will help me represent Ukraine with dignity at this year's Invictus Games 2023 international competitions, which will be held on 9-16 September in Dusseldorf, Germany. It will also make my active everyday life easier.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 236,140.58
Soldier history
Soldier Ruslan, call sign FATHER TIHON
On 8 June 2022, I was seriously wounded in the Kharkiv region near the town of Balakliia. I think I saw this missile, as if in a movie, I watched it fly, and then there was an explosion. I was thrown back, realised I had to crawl, took out a knife, and clinging to the knife, I crawled to my fellow soldiers... Only in the hospital room did I find out that my left leg was completely amputated.
Now I am undergoing rehabilitation and prosthetics in the Lviv region. In order to be mobile and move freely, I need a functional hip prosthesis, the cost of which is higher than the state program covers. I dream of victory. I dream of my daughter giving birth to my grandchildren, and me walking with them on my both feet on our land, where there are no russian brats. I dream of lifting my grandchildren over my own head so that they can better see the beauty of their homeland.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 111,531.05
Soldier history
Volunteer Valerii Chernihovskyi
I am a volunteer with the Myrotvorets (Peacemaker) police patrol special service battalion. From the first weeks of the full-scale invasion, my friend Vadym and I started transporting humanitarian aid from western Ukraine to the places where it was most needed. Namely, to the liberated cities of Kyiv region, Chernihiv and Sumy regions. With each trip, we were drawn closer and closer to the contact line. Unfortunately, the last mission was not in our favour. It was a matter of life and death... The team that was in the vehicle are all alive (and that's the main thing).
From what I remember, there was a collision. Bakhmut. Hospital, anaesthesia. Train, evacuation - that lasted for two days. Lviv. Emergency hospital - I spent two months there. Then four extremely complicated surgeries followed. A long rehabilitation path overseas. Now I'm back in Ukraine and I think I can be useful. The doctors are absolutely determined that I need surgery to replace the joint to get me back on my feet.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 99,400
Soldier history
Soldier Ruslan, call sign PRYMARA (GHOST)
On November 5, 2022, during a combat mission, I trod on anti-personnel mine. This "butterfly" "liked" me, bit me like a crocodile. Five soldiers had gone in front of me - all without incident – but it left me without fingers. Then, in the hospital, part of my foot was amputated up to the heel.
Now I need a special leg prosthesis to lead an active life and move freely. I dream that there will be many happy people around me rebuilding the country, business and justice in Ukraine, building a big house for my girls, because I really want a daughter and to hear the words "dear dad" every morning and to embrace each other tightly.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 13,650
Soldier history
Soldier Dmytro, call sign VAMPIR
During a combat mission in Severodonetsk, on the 11th of May, 2022, I got under artillery fire, where I was seriously injured - the right leg was severed at the level of the hip joint. The leg was finally amputated in Druzhkivka.
People ask me how I felt when I found out that my leg had to be amputated. There were no emotions because I was in a serious condition. After the amputation, I was in a lot of pain, so I couldn't think much about it.
I don't consider myself to be weak, so I understood that it would take time and everything would be fine.
Now, for everyday life, I need a prosthesis, for which the state programme does not allocate sufficient funds.
Dmytro received a prosthesis abroad and no longer needs assistance. The collected funds were redirected to help other soldiers.
Soldier history
Soldier Vasyl
On the morning of 20 March 2022, during the shelling of Popasna settlement with 120 mm mortars, I sustained a mine-blast injury, traumatic complete amputation of my right tibia and other injuries...
Then I have been to multiple hospitals, underwent lengthy treatment, rehabilitation and preparation for prosthetics.
I have always been an optimist in life. I took my injury as another severe challenge. I have to get up and move. The fact that I stayed alive means I am still needed for something, I still have to finish something in life.
Now I need a functional hip prosthesis and a hip prosthesis for bathing, for which the state programme does not allocate sufficient funds.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 234,073
Soldier history
Soldier Oleksii, call sign FRODO
On 14.03.2023, while performing a combat mission, I came under enemy mortar fire near Bakhmut, but, thank God, I miraculously survived. My lung and kidney were ruptured, my right arm was torn off, I had shrapnel injuries to my head and spine, multiple internal and external injuries, but I survived.
At the moment, I am undergoing rehabilitation and waiting for further surgeries. But at the same time, I am training to fly drones with one hand together with the Victory Drones team, so I can continue to teach the defenders such an important craft and bring our victory closer.
Now I need a modern bionic prosthetic arm. I am confident that I will continue to be useful to my profession and society, and the results of my efforts will be incredible!!!
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 354,337.68
Soldier history
Soldier Leonid Drobot, call sign SHAKHTAR (Miner)
I got seriously wounded by a rocket. I got to Sloviansk and underwent my first surgery. I had numerous wounds to my abdomen, left thigh, and a shattered kneecap. I will have to live forever with the shrapnel, which is three mm from my carotid artery. The explosion damaged my spine, and it is the main cause of my condition. That is why now I need an electric wheelchair to move independently and be mobile. Later I was transferred to Kyiv. My arm was amputated there. Now I need an electric wheelchair to move independently and be mobile.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 76,502
Soldier history
Soldier Babchenko Oleksandr
In October 2014, during the unit's withdrawal after a combat mission, I was seriously wounded. I survived only because my comrades provided timely and proper first aid.
Then clinical death, two days in a coma and I came to senses in the intensive care unit of Kharkiv hospital. It was there that I saw that my left leg had been amputated above the knee as a result of the injury. On 24 February 2022, I met my family in Sumy. I could not stand by and watch the enemy destroy my homeland. Unfortunately, I helped as much as I could - I conducted first aid trainings, taught the soldiers mining and demining. The service life of the prosthesis I have already expired. Taking into account my daily routine, I need a more functional prosthesis, for which the money allocated by the state is not sufficient.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 339,390
Soldier history
Soldier, call sign MEHAN
At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, I joined the Freikorps volunteer battalion from the very first days. In July 2022, due to excessive strain the prosthesis wore out and the stump socket broke. That's the first time when I turned to the Citizen Foundation. They quickly replaced the part, and I returned to military service.
Almost a year has passed, the workload remains as before, and I need a new stump socket again. In addition to it, the foot also burst, and it needs to be replaced. A prosthesis in war, like a car, is in constant need of repair.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 189,261,83
Soldier history
Soldier Ivan, call sign VANO
On 26.02.22, as part of a combined unit as a machine gunner, I went to perform combat missions in the Donetsk region to the city of Lyman.
At the end of April, in the village of Zelena Dolyna, while performing one of the combat missions, I fell and landed badly. Immediately I felt severe pain... Over time, the pain did not stop, but only increased, and painkillers stopped working. The specialists unanimously said: "Surgery is essential - total hip replacement of both hip joints. Unfortunately, there are no alternatives!". I have two dreams! The first one is of our VICTORY! And the second is that - my son was born before the war, - and I dream of playing football with him. After a hip replacement surgery on my left leg in June 2023, I underwent rehabilitation and am ready for a right hip replacement. The positive experience of replacing my left joint gives me hope for a full life without limitations and pain.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 230,000
Soldier history
Soldier Petro Viskup
In September 2022, Petro performed combat missions near the village of Bilohorivka, Luhansk region. On 19.09.2022, he and his comrades found themselves under artillery fire. Petro was severely injured: blast trauma, brain contusion, multiple fractures of the skull bones. In addition, a metal fragment is stuck in the right frontal lobe of his skull.
For more than 9 months Petro has been fighting for his life. After many surgeries, the time has come to install a titanium plate, which is necessary for further treatment. There are high hopes for a full recovery, doctors give good prognoses.
Petro has two children, two girls. He will fight for them to the end! Petro is a true Ukrainian warrior!
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 30,040
Soldier history
Soldier Stepan Rak
On 13 March 2022, while waiting for equipment at the Yavoriv military base, I was wounded during a missile attack. That' the end of my military service.
For a long time, I was very regretful that I survived, but I have a little daughter and, thanks to all my family and friends who constantly called and supported me, I found the strength to do something about it. I actively took up rehabilitation and have already achieved good results.
Now I need an electric wheelchair, because I will soon return home and want to move freely on my own, to be mobile.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 69,999
Soldier history
Soldier Maksym, call sign STAZHER
During one of my combat missions near Popasna, Donetsk region, I was wounded.
The first shot from a tank blew off my arm, and the second one "collapsed" my right lung. I did not need an amputation performed because my arm flew off immediately. I was lucky that they didn't try to save any part of it, they just stitched me up and that was it. The lung was punctured, water was pumped out - and I was fine.
The soldier needs a combined prosthetic arm with an enhanced shoulder unit with myoelectric control.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 43,719.47
Soldier history
Soldier Petro Pushkar, call sign TSYHAN
On 14.03.2023 I was wounded near the village of Fedorivna Druha, Bakhmut district. My comrades and I (there were four of us) were in a hideout, a 152-calibre shell hit us straight in the dugout. As a result, three of us survived, one of us was killed. That day, I lost my left limb and suffered a complex fracture of the left hip. Prosthetics of the lower limb will be possible only after arthroplasty. Volodymyr was provided with an artificial hip joint at state expense. All the money raised for Volodymyr's endoprosthetic surgery was redirected to other soldiers under the care of the Citizen Charitable Foundation.
COLLECTED: UAH 95,000
Soldier history
Soldier Vadym Svyrydenko
I was mobilized in the summer of 2014. I served as a medical instructor in a medical unit during the war.
In February 2015, I was wounded in the right forearm and thigh, then during an explosion I injured my back and suffered shell shock. My hands and feet were amputated due to frostbite. I overcame sepsis and gas gangrene on my hand. The doctors fought for my life for a whole month.
They saved me. Then I was sent to the USA for treatment and prosthetics. I learned to walk on prostheses and use artificial hands.
Now I live a full life. I am raising two daughters. I involve myself in active social activities, including the rehabilitation of combatants.
The time has come to change my prosthetic hands.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 488,242.04
Soldier history
Soldier Dmytro, call Sign SHEVA
In 2015, after graduating from college, I decided to volunteer for the Azov Regiment. I wanted to defend the Motherland with this particular unit because I had friends in Azov who had already served there, and I liked their idea of creating a "new army." I was among those defending Shyrokyne.
In April 2018, I suffered a severe leg injury with subsequent amputation. After two months of treatment, I was sent for rehabilitation. It took me four months to learn to walk on a prosthesis. I returned to service in 2019. I have been fighting and wearing a prosthesis for the fifth year now. The prosthesis I have is about to expire. Considering the military specifics and workload, I need a modern Genium Х3 prosthesis, Ottobock. It enables me to run and it is not "afraid" of water; this prosthesis model considers all needs and loads. Dmytro and his wife are participants in the Family Support program of the foundation.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 1 574,415.77
Soldier history
Yuriy Kasakhovskyi, a captain of the National Police of Ukraine
In 2014, I joined a volunteer battalion. Our unit consisted mostly of guys who had participated in the Maidan Uprising. I fought in Luhansk and Donetsk regions. In 2018, I was awarded the Order of the Volunteer Cross. The full-scale invasion caught me in Mariupol. Since 2014, I have been defending my homeland.
I have recently developed problems with my hip joints, which arose as a result of the stresses of service. Now I need a complete hip replacement of both hip joints.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 190,000
Soldier history
Soldier Oleksandr Kolko
On 24th February 2022, I volunteered to defend my homeland. The defence began with the well-known Saltivka (602nd military district of Kharkiv), and then followed endless other places. On 10th September 2022, near the village of Kindrashivka, Kupiansk district, a UAV "kamikaze drone" hit the armoured personnel carrier (APC) while I was inside. As a result, I was injured, my right limbs were torn off: both my arm and leg. While I was fully conscious, they were ripped off.
Now I need an electric wheelchair, because soon I will return home, where I will be one-on-one with my fate. The wheelchair will help me to move freely on my own, to be mobile.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 76,502
Soldier history
Soldier Ivan Lebid, call sign "PTITSA" (BIRD)
From the first days of the full-scale invasion, I stood up to defend his homeland. I took part in the battles for Kyiv, Bucha, Moshchun, Stoianka, and Liutizh. During the battles, I sustained a leg injury. In April 2022, I underwent surgery, and in early May returned to service. Unfortunately, the problems with my leg did not disappear after the operation, the pain made it impossible to perform combat missions. To lead a full active life and continue to serve, I need a knee replacement and an fit an implant.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 45,600
Soldier history
Soldier Ihor Murenets, call sign "PSIKH"
I am with the Ukrainian Armed Forces since 2016. Since 2018, I served in Krasnohorivka, Mariinka district, Donetsk region. On 23rd August 2018, our vehicle was hit by an enemy anti-tank guided missile. My partner was killed on the spot, and I was seriously wounded. Military doctors saved my wounded arm, but unfortunately, they had to amputate my legs. Now I need modular prostheses of both hips with an electronically controlled knee unit. I dream of returning to military service.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 483,753.34
Soldier history
Soldier Ruslan Soltus, call sign "TEZUKHA"
On the 24th of February 2022, I volunteered to defend my homeland. I defended my native Kyiv region and performed combat missions in the eastern direction near Bakhmut. As a result of a bad fall and constant heavy loads during my service, my hip joint problem worsened. Painkillers no longer help, and now I can't walk without assistance. I need hip replacement surgery.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000
Soldier history
Soldier Oleksii, call sign "HUSAR"
I am 27 years old. I took part in the Joint Forces Operations in 2019-2020. Since the beginning of March 2022, I have been defending the Kharkiv region as a member of the 45th Artillery Brigade. I was injured in a shell attack, half of my right foot was amputated, my left leg was openly fractured, I had complex injuries to my left shoulder and surrounding areas, partially lost sight to one eye and my eardrum was ruptured.
Now I need an orthosis for my lower limb to move freely.
With the orthosis, I think I will be able to return to my usual hobbies: camping and snowboarding.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 15,475
Soldier history
Soldier Vlad, call sign VIKING
I mobilised voluntarily on 25.02.2022, I serve in the 144th Armoured Brigade. The answer to why I joined the service is obvious, the enemy attacked my homeland. In February 2023, I took part in the battles near Soledar. I got a concussion there. During treatment, I was diagnosed with an exacerbation of an intervertebral hernia in the cervical spine, which put pressure on the spinal cord and threatened to further develop paralysis of the limbs.
Now I need to have the intervertebral disc in my cervical spine replaced with an implant.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 60,200
Soldier history
Vadym soldier, call sign “VATUTIN”
I am a sergeant in the National Guard, serving as a combat medic. I fought near Bakhmut. I was awarded the 3rd degree medal "For Courage". During a combat mission, I was seriously wounded. Shrapnel cut my legs and lungs. My left arm was shattered, and later doctors amputated it. The next challenge was phantom pain. I still feel them, but I have learnt to live with them. Now I need a bionic prosthesis because I am sure I can be useful in my profession.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 946,091.69
Soldier history
Soldier, call sign "GREK"
He was called up in April 2022; immediately joined the army because of his prior military experience in the Anti-Terrorist Operation in 2017-2019. During the combat, a mine exploded. He lost his right arm on the spot. The right leg was amputated. His left leg has no thumb, index or middle toes.
I need Myoprosthesis of the right forearm. "I am still combat-ready for the future. Maybe not so much for the frontline service, but I can still be making hot coffee on the second line." We are grateful to our fellow benefactors who helped to fit the soldier with the call sign GREK (meaning Greek) with an Esper Bionics prosthetic hand. All the remaining funds raised, at GREK'S request, will be used to help other fighters.
THE COLLECTION IS CLOSED. The funds raised will be used to help other soldiers.
Soldier history
Soldier Yuriy Pop, call sign “MONAKH”
“I do have a dream. At the moment I think we all have the same dream. It is victory. And peace.”
In June 2022, I was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I fought near Kupiansk, in the East, in the Donetsk area. Recently, I returned from Bakhmut with my unit for recuperation.
I have a long-standing problem with my hip joint. Recently, excessive physical activity and hypothermia led to an acute inflammation. I need endoprosthetics (joint replacement).
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 95,000
Soldier history
Soldier, call sign “ZMII”
I am an officer in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In 2014, I was mobilized into the armed forces and served 2 rotations in eastern Ukraine. In 2019-2022, I fought in the Donetsk area, in the defense of Kyiv, in Kharkiv and Luhansk regions, and for more than a month, together with the guys, I held the defense of Severodonetsk. At the end of June 2022, I was seriously wounded: open fractures of the right leg and arm, a contusion, broken ribs and a shoulder blade. My arm was amputated up to the shoulder joint. I need a functional prosthetic arm to resume a more or less full life, and most importantly, my service in the Armed Forces. ZMIY’s prosthesis will be fully covered by the state. All funds raised for Andriy’s bionic prosthesis will be redirected to cover the prosthetics and rehabilitation of other beneficiaries of our fund.
ZMIY’s prosthesis will be fully covered by the state. All raised funds will be redirected.
Soldier history
Soldier, call sign “ZAETS”
Wounded near Mariupol, evacuated from the "Azovstal". Amputation of the left leg. Thanks to the efforts of fellow soldiers and prosthetists, the components for the prosthesis were delivered free of charge. Citizen Charitable Foundation paid for the work of prosthetists worth UAH 56,345.00.
“After a lengthy treatment, prosthetics and rehabilitation, I want to resume my military service. I turned to the Citizen Charitable Foundation for help with the purchase of a sports foot, with which I can continue fighting.”
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 155,394.49
Soldier history
Soldier Ruslan, call sign “MAKA”
In 2019, I joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Since the full-scale invasion, I was wounded three times. Each time I was treated, quickly recovered and returned to my unit. On September 6th, 2022, I was seriously wounded, my right foot was torn off.
I need a special orthosis to be able to move freely.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 11,859.20
Soldier history
Soldier Serhii Chervonyi, call sign “BANDERA”
I was mobilized on 01.03.2015. As soon as I joined the Armed Forces, I was immediately sent to the Donetsk region. During my service, I was wounded several times.
On November 28th, 2018, I signed a contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I took part in combat operations in the Donetsk area as a member of the Joint Forces Operation.
Unfortunately, I had to resign from the Armed Forces of Ukraine due to hip problems that arose as a result of physical strain during service and injuries sustained.
Now I need a complete hip replacement of both hip joints.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 190,000
Soldier history
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".
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 215,900
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.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 935,662.39
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
Soldier Dmytro Hudymenko, call sign " HUDIA"
As a result of the injury, the right hand was amputated. Requires ottobock electronic prosthesis.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 257,500.00
Soldier history
Soldier Andrii Holopapa, call sign "OTETS'" (Father)
"I am 19, I am a 2nd year student in Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, studying physics.
February 24 greeted me with an air-raid alert and havoc in the dormitory... I realized that the war had begun.
Without hesitation, I packed the most valuable things into my backpack - documents, money and flags, and went to the military registration and enlistment office."
As a result of an injury, his left lower limb was amputated, and he needs prosthetics.
Owing to the professional work of the Superhumans Centre, Andrii received a long-awaited prosthetic leg.
Therefore, all remaining funds raised for Andrii's prosthetics, at his request, will be redirected to help other soldiers under the care
of the "Citizen" charity foundation.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 383,902.43
Soldier history
Soldier, call sign «PIZHON»
“On 24th February 2022 at 4:00, upon an alert, I arrived at my military unit in the city of Ochakiv, I was assigned to the observation post to detect and shoot down enemy missiles from MANPADS. At 15.30 the enemy launched a shell attack at our unit and a shell fragment tore off my leg...»”
He needs a prosthetic lower limb after disarticulation in the hip joint.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 67,669.86
Soldier history
Soldier Oleksandr Terstuiakh, call sign «BATIA»
Oleksandr fought since 2017.
On June 19th, 2018, while performing a combat mission, his leg was torn off, his right hand was badly injured, and he received many burns. Doctors saved his life, put his arm together, but the second leg had to be amputated too.
Now he has two prostheses, together with his wife they are raising many children and grandchildren.
Oleksandr needs a board for bathing.
TRANSFERRED
Soldier history
Soldier Ivan Tyma, call sign «NIKE»
In June 2022, I was blown up on an anti-personnel mine and lost my leg. In a month I got my first training prosthesis and in time went back to fighting positions. Later, thanks to the Citizen Foundation, I acquired a permanent prosthesis and am back in action. Recently, as a result of excessive physical activity, my stump has changed significantly, I need to have the stump socket replaced to be able to resume service.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 21,021.57
Soldier history
Soldier Kapiton Li, call sign «KAP»
In the spring of 2016, he fell into a mine trap near Shyrokyne. The explosion cut his face in many places and severely damaged his eyes. His eyesight was saved, but his crippled leg had to be amputated. He recovered thanks to his family. Returned to sports. Won several times in the "Heroes' Games". Needs to replace the stump socket for the prosthesis.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 32,513.00
Soldier history
Soldier Volodymyr Hladkyi, call sign MARHARYN
I am a unit commander, Senior Lieutenant Volodymyr Hladkyi, and on the 25th of May 2022 I received a gunshot wound to my lower right limb. After prolonged treatment and many surgeries, unfortunately, it was not possible to save the leg, and it was amputated. In total, I underwent 26 operations, which continued even after the amputation of the leg. I went through a long way of recovery and rehabilitation. After wearing the training and main prosthesis, I had surgical interventions to remove neurons, osteophytes, ligatures, cysts, etc. The state, together with the Citizen Charity Foundation provided me with an Ottobock prosthesis equipped with a Taleo foot and a Harmony vacuum system. This is a good prosthesis, ideal for a calm lifestyle, but it is completely unsuitable for my active pursuits. It cannot withstand excessive loads, nor does it provide me with the necessary mobility, flexibility, or speed. For the effective performance of my work duties and sports activities, prosthetists recommend switching to a more durable prosthesis from the same Ottobock company and equipping it with a Challenger foot.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 683,221.79
Soldier history
Soldier, call sign «STAFF»
A full-time serviceman in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Fighting since 2014. Problems with hip joints started back in 2018. An operation to replace two hip joints is necessary in order to live, serve and defend Ukraine in the future.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 190,000.00
Soldier history
Soldier, call sign «MASIK»
Wounded on March 20, 2014 in Donetsk region during the battles for Savur-Mohyla. The right leg was completely amputated. Needs liner replacement. Wearing a prosthesis is not possible without a liner.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 60,915
Soldier history
Soldier, call sign «KUM»
Wounded on April 7, 2022. in the Mykolayiv region. The hand of the right hand was amputated. Continues shoulder treatment and prepares for bionic hand prosthetics.
Currently, according to medical indications (problem with the shoulder), the fighter will be fitted with a mechanical prosthesis, not bionic, at the expense of the state program.
Funds collected for the KUM's bionic prosthesis in the amount of UAH 13,024.70 will be redirected to a prosthesis for a soldier with the call sign MARGARYN.
Thanks a lot! UAH 13,024.70 redirected to a prosthesis for a soldier with the call sign MARGARYN.
Soldier history
Soldier, call sign «KOSMOS»
Wounded on 2020 near Avdiyivka, Donetsk region. His leg was partially amputated. After replacing the prosthesis hopes to return to service.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 125,822.10
Soldier history
Soldier Roman Kashpur, call sign «SCYTHIAN»
Wounded on May 16, 2019 near the village Olenivka, Donetsk region, his right leg was partially amputated. Participant of the "Games of Heroes" project, a professional sportsman. Needs a special prosthesis for running.
!!! The Össur company provided the soldier with a prosthesis worth UAH 320,000 free of charge. All funds collected will be redirected to the prosthetics of another soldier.
Many thanks to Össur!!!
Done! The Össur company provided the soldier with a prosthesis worth UAH 320,000 free of charge.
Soldier history
Soldier, call sign SILVER
Wounded in 2018 near Peski, his right leg was partially amputated. After the 24th of February continues to fight, defending Kyiv and Kharkiv region. This is the second time the Citizen Foundation has helped the soldier with the purchase of components for his prosthesis. The soldier is already in service and defending our Homeland.
COLLECTED AND TRANSFERRED: UAH 105,405.98
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