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Scottish Sun
09-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
Ukrainian woman who lost leg in blast reveals how Putin's bombs inspired her to help others
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A UKRAINIAN woman who lost a leg on the front line hailed the surgeons who saved her — and inspired her to help others. Rusya Danilkina, 21, filmed the aftermath of the blast that changed her life and, incredibly, is now empowered by it. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 5 Rusya Danilkina who lost a leg on the front line hailed the surgeons who saved her — and inspired her to help others 5 Rusya filmed the aftermath of the blast that changed her life and, incredibly, is now empowered by it 5 She was hit by shrapnel from one of Vladimir Putin's glide bombs in Kherson Credit: Chris Eades 5 She said: 'I had my phone in my right hand as I looked down and saw that my left leg was gone' 5 Rusya said in the weeks afterwards she would 'lie in my hospital bed staring at the ceiling thinking I did not want to live any more' She was a radio operator in the Ukrainian army in February 2023 when she was hit by shrapnel from one of Vladimir Putin's glide bombs in Kherson. Two years on, she has become a social media star, documenting her recovery to 125,000 Instagram followers. That includes the nine seconds of horrific footage from Kherson. She said: 'I had my phone in my right hand as I looked down and saw that my left leg was gone. Read More on World News KASHMIR BATTLE More than 100 Indian & Pakistani fighter jets 'battled in massive dogfight' 'I could smell explosives and flesh, there was blood everywhere and parts of my body, it was terrible and I thought I was going to die. 'I knew in an instant my life would never be the same again. I took the video and sent it to my brother as I wanted him to know that I had been badly hurt. 'I still watch the video and it might sound crazy but I like the moment of my injury because it changed my life and showed how strong I can be. If it was not for my injury, I would not have the life that I have now.' Rusya said in the weeks afterwards she would 'lie in my hospital bed staring at the ceiling thinking I did not want to live any more'. But she saw others with 'worse injuries' before being taken to the Superhumans Centre in Lviv, recently visited by Prince Harry. Since it opened in April 2023, it has fitted 1,100 patients with 1,500 prosthetic limbs. One was Rusya, who said: 'This is not just a hospital, it is a place of power. It gives people a future.' Putin's 'no expenses spared' parade lays bare frail Vlad's delusion & what he's really hiding She now loves surfing and rock climbing and has been to Australia, France and the US. She also works at Superhumans, helping other veterans adapt to civilian life. Rusya said: 'People ask where I get my strength from. When you see someone learn to walk again at the hospital or hold a glass for the first time with a new hand, you can't not be inspired. Everything is in your head — if you decide to succeed then you will.' Most patients at Superhumans are soldiers but civilians such as Olena Levytska, 38, are also treated. She fell under a train and lost a leg as crowds fled a shell attack in Kryvyi Rih. Her children now call her Terminator thanks to her new limb with 'Made in Ukraine' printed on it. Olena, who ran a clothes business, said: 'I have had 19 operations but I'm fine and can do things better than some with two legs. I feel my future looks bright.' Royal Navy warship HMS Tyne shadowed Russian Kilo-class submarine Krasnodar as it travelled home from the eastern Med through the English Channel.
The Irish Sun
09-05-2025
- Health
- The Irish Sun
Ukrainian woman who lost leg in blast reveals how Putin's bombs inspired her to help others
A UKRAINIAN woman who lost a leg on the front line hailed the surgeons who saved her — and inspired her to help others. Rusya Danilkina, 21, filmed the aftermath of the blast that changed her life and, incredibly, is now empowered by it. 5 Rusya Danilkina who lost a leg on the front line hailed the surgeons who saved her — and inspired her to help others 5 Rusya filmed the aftermath of the blast that changed her life and, incredibly, is now empowered by it 5 She was hit by shrapnel from one of Vladimir Putin's glide bombs in Kherson Credit: Chris Eades 5 She said: 'I had my phone in my right hand as I looked down and saw that my left leg was gone' 5 Rusya said in the weeks afterwards she would 'lie in my hospital bed staring at the ceiling thinking I did not want to live any more' She was a radio operator in the Two years on, she has become a social media star, documenting her recovery to 125,000 Instagram followers. That includes the nine seconds of horrific footage from Kherson. She said: 'I had my phone in my right hand as I looked down and saw that my left leg was gone. Read More on World News 'I could smell explosives and flesh, there was blood everywhere and parts of my body, it was terrible and I thought I was going to die. 'I knew in an instant my life would never be the same again. I took the video and sent it to my brother as I wanted him to know that I had been badly hurt. 'I still watch the video and it might sound crazy but I like the moment of my injury because it changed my life and showed how strong I can be. If it was not for my injury, I would not have the life that I have now.' Rusya said in the weeks afterwards she would 'lie in my hospital bed staring at the ceiling thinking I did not want to live any more'. Most read in The Sun But she saw others with 'worse injuries' before being taken to the Since it opened in April 2023, it has fitted 1,100 patients with 1,500 prosthetic limbs. One was Rusya, who said: 'This is not just a hospital, it is a place of power. It gives people a future.' Putin's 'no expenses spared' parade lays bare frail Vlad's delusion & what he's really hiding She now loves surfing and rock climbing and has been to Australia, France and the US. She also works at Superhumans, helping other veterans adapt to civilian life. Rusya said: 'People ask where I get my strength from. When you see someone learn to walk again at the hospital or hold a glass for the first time with a new hand, you can't not be inspired. Everything is in your head — if you decide to succeed then you will.' Most patients at Superhumans are soldiers but civilians such as Olena Levytska, 38, are also treated. She fell under a train and lost a leg as crowds fled a shell attack in Kryvyi Rih. Her children now call her Terminator thanks to her new limb with 'Made in Ukraine' printed on it. Olena, who ran a clothes business, said: 'I have had 19 operations but I'm fine and can do things better than some with two legs. I feel my future looks bright.' Royal Navy warship HMS Tyne shadowed Russian Kilo-class submarine Krasnodar as it travelled home from the eastern Med through the
Saudi Gazette
11-04-2025
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
Prince Harry in surprise visit to Ukraine to meet war victims
KYIV — Britain's Duke of Sussex met war victims in Ukraine on Thursday when he visited a clinic that rehabilitates wounded military personnel and civilians, a spokesperson has said. Prince Harry visited the Superhumans Center, in the western city of Lviv, where he spoke to patients and staff. He was accompanied by a group from the Invictus Games Foundation, including four veterans who had been through similar rehabilitation. Lviv has frequently been targeted with Russian missiles and the visit was not announced until after the prince was out of the country. Prince Harry, who served for 10 years in the British Army, founded the Invictus Games in 2014 for wounded veterans to compete in sports events. The visit to Superhumans was to observe the support and rehabilitation services being provided in a country actively experiencing war, a spokesperson Harry was invited by Olga Rudneva, a chief executive of the centre, at the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler the visit, the prince met patients and medical professionals, in addition to Ukraine's Minister of Veterans Affairs, Natalia clinic administers psychological help, reconstructive surgery and prosthetics to victims for free."This visit to the Superhumans charity in Ukraine underscores the Invictus Games Foundation's broader commitment to supporting recovery and rehabilitation for wounded injured and sick service personnel and veterans, even in the most challenging environments," he in Vancouver, the last edition of the games involved more than 500 competitors from 23 nations, while Birmingham will host the next games in Harry was in London this week for a Court of Appeal hearing over his security arrangements in the is the second royal to visit Ukraine since Russia's full scale invasion, after the Duchess of Edinburgh visited Kyiv last father the King welcomed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to his Sandringham estate in Norfolk in March, just days after Zelensky's unprecedented exchange with US president Donald Trump and his vice president JD Vance in the White House's Oval Prince of Wales, Harry's brother, met Ukrainian refugees during a two-day visit to Estonia last month. — BBC
