Prosthetics 1st quarter of 2025

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08.05.2025 09:27

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In the first quarter of 2025, bionic prostheses were provided by the Prostheses for the Unbroken project on the Dobro.ua platform to defenders and civilians who lost their limbs as a result of various injuries, including

Kogut Marian - a bionic prosthetic arm. At the end of August 2023, near the village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region, Marian was seriously injured. At first, an enemy infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) hit his trench with a shell, which resulted in the amputation of five fingers on his hand. Despite this, he put on a tourniquet on his own and continued to fight. Subsequently, the position where Marian was located was covered by a 220 mm TOS-1A Soncepiok multiple rocket launcher system using thermobaric ammunition. As a result of this shelling, the soldier suffered multiple burns to his entire body, so severe that he could only be identified by his call sign. After undergoing rehabilitation abroad and healing all his wounds and scars, Marian turned to the UNBROKEN Prosthetics and Orthotics Centre, where he was fitted with a multifunctional prosthesis. Now the soldier is working hard to master the use of his ‘iron hand’ to regain independence in everyday life. The total cost of the prosthesis is UAH 413,825.
Taras Svirzhevsky is a bionic prosthetic arm. Taras Svirzhevsky, 33, is from the village of Zabolotia in the Volyn region. Before the full-scale invasion, he worked as a carpenter. He was mobilised in July 2024. He served in the 6th Detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. On 19 January 2024, he was transferred to the Donetsk direction, to the area of Novomykhailivka. On 28 March 2024, he was injured during a mortar attack - a mine exploded about a metre away from him. The evacuation lasted about 5-6 hours. Due to multiple shrapnel wounds and tourniquet syndrome, doctors had to amputate his right arm above the elbow. For prosthetics, he turned to the UNBROKEN Prosthetics and Orthotics Centre. In 2 months he already had a permanent bionic prosthetic arm. Now he is already mastering the use of his iron limb. He is learning to keep balance, better navigate in space, and perform everyday activities on his own - from the simplest to those that seemed impossible until recently. The total cost of the prosthetics is UAH 567,008.
Oleksandr Degtyar has bionic prostheses on both arms. 32-year-old Oleksandr Degtyar is from Sumy region. When the enemy invaded his homeland, he joined the army and took part in the battles in the Liman sector of Donetsk region. At first, he served as a combat medic, and later became a drone operator. Last year in June, Oleksandr sustained a severe mine-blast injury that resulted in a traumatic brain injury and the loss of both arms. The man underwent a series of surgeries in hospitals in Dnipro and Kyiv. The surgeons at the UNBROKEN Centre, where he was admitted in July, took up the task of saving his life. For eight months now, the defender has been in the rehabilitation centre, working hard with physical and occupational therapists, and receiving support from the Centre's mental health specialists. The total cost of the prosthetics is UAH 2 061 177.
Ivan Kyryliv - bionic prosthetic arm. Ivan Kyryliv, 41, originally from the village of Demeshkivtsi in Ivano-Frankivsk region, worked at Burshtyn Thermal Power Plant for over 15 years before the war. Back in 2014, Ivan went to defend the country. Later, he returned to civilian life and worked in Poland. However, in 2022, in March, he received a call-up and returned to service. ‘On 20 July, the assault began, and we were bombed from all sides. A firefight started, which lasted for over 2 hours continuously. A bullet hit me in the eye, and I fell down bleeding. Then a grenade was thrown into our dugout, and I instinctively picked it up to throw it away, but at that moment it exploded in my hands,’ Ivan recalls the day he was wounded. The shrapnel broke Ivan's left leg, and he lost feeling in his right leg. He said: ‘Fortunately, my colleague managed to help me so that I did not lose consciousness from heavy bleeding.’ At first, the defender was evacuated to Lyman to stabilise his condition, and later he was taken to Dnipro, where he informed his family of his serious injury. Ivan underwent treatment in Uzhhorod and Ivano-Frankivsk, where he learned to walk again. The defender came to the UNBROKEN rehabilitation centre for prosthetic arm. The total cost of the prosthesis is UAH 386,864.
Mykola Petrykay is a bionic prosthetic arm. Mykola Petrykay, 48, lives in Kyiv. He worked there as a video surveillance operator in a security system. The man was mobilised into the Armed Forces in May 2024. He was assigned to the 25th separate airborne brigade of the Sicheslavska airborne brigade as a rifleman. The defender was seriously wounded on 28 July last year in Donetsk region, near the village of Netailove. As soon as he and his comrades approached the position, an enemy drone dropped a shell near Mykola. His right arm was injured and shrapnel cut his back. It took him 3 days to be evacuated. In December, the man received his first mechanical prosthesis, and in January - a bionic one. Now Mykola is still recovering from his injury. He says he is not used to sitting around, as he likes to work with his hands. The total cost of the prosthetics is UAH 564,903.
Vladyslav Tsymbaliuk is a bionic prosthetic arm. Vladyslav Tsymbaliuk, 28, is from Shepetivka, Khmelnytskyi region. The man joined the military in 2019, when he enlisted for regular service and later signed a three-year contract. The full-scale invasion caught Vladyslav on duty. He explains: ‘In February 2022, I continued to fight, so this day was nothing new for me. Since 2019, I have already fought in most areas: Kherson, Mykolaiv, Donetsk and Kharkiv regions.’ However, the defender was wounded in enemy territory. At the end of August 2024, Vladyslav was on his way to an on-site evacuation to the Suzhansky district. He recalls: ‘I was walking away from the car and at that moment a CAB came and then my right arm was completely torn off.’ In addition to the loss of his arm, the shelling severed the fingers on his other hand, and he also received numerous shrapnel wounds to his stomach and legs. Vladyslav was immediately evacuated to a stabilisation centre, and then hospitalised in Sumy. Two months later, in November, the defender was transferred to Lviv, where he continued his recovery at St Panteleimon's Hospital of the First Medical Unit of Lviv, and underwent rehabilitation at the UNBROKEN Centre, where he received a prosthetic arm. The total cost of the prosthesis was UAH 549,562.
Vitaliy Syrlyak is wearing a bionic prosthetic arm. Vitaliy Syrlyak, 30, is from Lviv. From 2014 to 2017, he served in the ATO under contract. Later he went to Austria to work. With the outbreak of the great war, the man immediately returned to Ukraine and joined the Armed Forces on 25 February 2022. Vitalii joined the 45th separate artillery brigade as a platoon commander and gun commander. On 9 September 2024, Vitaliy was seriously wounded near the Serebrianka forest. On 14 September, Vitaliy arrived at the Unbroken Centre for treatment, rehabilitation and prosthetics. Here he underwent four surgeries. When the treatment came to an end, the man began to prepare for prosthetics. In December 2024, Vitaliy received his long-awaited bionic prosthesis. Now the man has returned to his civilian life and plans to spend more time with his wife. The total cost of the prosthesis is UAH 387,511.
Oleh Shchudliuk is a bionic prosthetic arm. Oleh Shchudliuk, 26, from Lviv region, worked at an agricultural company. He joined the ranks of the defenders at the end of November 2023. He was assigned to the 505th Separate Marine Battalion, where he served as a sniper. The man was seriously wounded last July near Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region. A large number of shells were brought to their position, ready to be used. A drone landed not far from them, and the enemy was watching our military through it. Oleh didn't hesitate for long and decided to take it a little further, otherwise all the shells could have exploded and many people would have died. He grabbed it and just threw it away when the drone shell detonated. Oleh received shrapnel wounds, but his arms were the most affected. His comrades gave him first aid and applied tourniquets. After a series of medical facilities in several cities, in September, Oleh ended up in Lviv at the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Centre. All the important surgeries had been performed, so the man only needed rehabilitation and prosthetics. As a result of his injury, he had to have his left arm amputated, and his right hand is missing the last two fingers. Then he received a mechanical prosthesis for the first time, and in February this year he received a bionic prosthesis. He received this prosthesis as part of the Prostheses for the Unbreakable project, which the UNBROKEN Centre implements in cooperation with the dobro.ua charity platform. Now Oleh is at home and continues to master his new ‘limb’. Since his injury, the man has remained positive and wants to return to his comrades in arms. To continue to help defend our country. The total cost of the prosthetics is UAH 678,795.