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Ukraine amputees prepare to go back to war

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A soldier who lost his lower leg removing landmines planted by Russian forces in Ukraine's war zone sees a prosthetist in Lviv, Ukraine, Jan. 16, 2023. [VOA]

There is a certain bravura among war-wounded amputees at the St. Panteleimon Hospital in Lviv, Ukraine.

We meet two men on their lunch break from demining roads and neighborhoods. Both are missing the lower half of one leg from mine explosions on the job, and six of their teammates have also recently lost limbs.

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