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Ukraine's combat amputees cling to hope as a weapon of war

NPR 1 min read 2 months ago

Along with a growing number of war-wounded amputees, Mykhailo Varvarych and Iryna Botvynska are navigating an altered destiny after Varvarych lost both his legs during the Russian invasion.
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