Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – With their prosthetic limbs on the pitchside, a group of wounded Ukrainian servicemen play football as a way of moving forward and adapting to their life-changing injuries. “I knew there was a risk” says Oleksandr, who lost his leg to a Russian shell near Kharkiv. “It’s not easy to withstand this” says another player, Oleg, who has seen others break down after suffering serious injuries on the conflict’s frontlines.
Football helps wounded Ukrainian soldiers adapt to injuries
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