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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Boys play soccer across a field using Hoshyar Ali's prosthetic legs as goal posts in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. Hoshyar Ali has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali sits in the driver's seat of a car in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali stands among landmines and a warning sign in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali bends over to inspect a landmine on a hillside in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Six boys walk across a field carrying Hoshyar Ali's prosthetic legs in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. Hoshyar Ali has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Four anti-personnel landmines are displayed on a wooden shelf in Hoshyar Ali's room, turned museum, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Prosthetic legs and a crutch are displayed in front of a shelf of deactivated explosives in Hoshyar Ali's room, turned museum, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Four anti-personnel landmines are displayed on a wooden shelf in Hoshyar Ali's room, turned museum, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali holds a deactivated explosive device in his room, turned museum, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

A triangular danger sign is placed near a missile casing collected by Hoshyar Ali in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Six deactivated rusty mortar shells collected by Hoshyar Ali rest near a concrete wall in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali sits in his room, now a museum filled with deactivated explosives and awards, with his two prosthetic legs beside him, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali holds a tool and a knife while sitting near landmines on a hillside in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali uses a mine detector to find landmines on a hillside in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali sits on a metal-framed bed, with pictures of his achievements on the wall, and gives a V sign in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali sits in his room, now a museum filled with deactivated explosives and awards, with his two prosthetic legs beside him, in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali stands among landmines and a warning sign in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

A landmine uncovered by Hoshyar Ali remains partially buried in rocky soil in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukrainian soldiers visit stable in Kharkiv region

KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 - A man with both legs amputated pets a horse at the Rai (Heaven) stable of Oleksandr and Hanna Nikolenko that provides psychological rehabilitation of the military in Kharkiv region, northeastern Ukraine.

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Ukrainian soldiers visit stable in Kharkiv region

KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 - A man with both legs amputated holds a horse by a rein at the Rai (Heaven) stable of Oleksandr and Hanna Nikolenko that provides psychological rehabilitation of the military in Kharkiv region, northeastern Ukraine.

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Charity half marathon in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 12, 2024 - Yana Stepanenko (R), who lost both her legs in the Russian missile strike on the Kramatorsk railway station on April 8, 2022, partakes in the Dont Stop! half marathon, Lviv, western Ukraine. The charity event organised by Nova Poshta has raised UAH 2 million for the patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center.

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Charity half marathon in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 12, 2024 - Yana Stepanenko (R), who lost both her legs in the Russian missile strike on the Kramatorsk railway station on April 8, 2022, partakes in the Dont Stop! half marathon, Lviv, western Ukraine. The charity event organised by Nova Poshta has raised UAH 2 million for the patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center.

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Charity half marathon in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 12, 2024 - Yana Stepanenko (R, front), who lost both her legs in the Russian missile strike on the Kramatorsk railway station on April 8, 2022, partakes in the Dont Stop! half marathon, Lviv, western Ukraine. The charity event organised by Nova Poshta has raised UAH 2 million for the patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center.

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Charity half marathon in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 12, 2024 - National Guard serviceman Vasyl Kurylovych, who lost both his legs during the war, claps hands with people during the race of veterans held as part of the Dont Stop! half marathon, Lviv, western Ukraine. The charity event organised by Nova Poshta has raised UAH 2 million for the patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center.

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Charity half marathon in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 12, 2024 - National Guard serviceman Vasyl Kurylovych, who lost both his legs during the war, claps hands with people during the race of veterans held as part of the Dont Stop! half marathon, Lviv, western Ukraine. The charity event organised by Nova Poshta has raised UAH 2 million for the patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center.

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Charity half marathon in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 12, 2024 - National Guard serviceman Vasyl Kurylovych, who lost both his legs during the war, is pictured during the race of veterans held as part of the Dont Stop! half marathon, Lviv, western Ukraine. The charity event organised by Nova Poshta has raised UAH 2 million for the patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center.

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One year after osseointegration treatment of Ukrainian Captain Ihor Krupnov

LVIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 17, 2024 - Captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ihor Krupnov, 57, who had lost both legs during the war and became the first patient in Ukraine to receive leg implants, is seen walking one year after his osseointegration treatment, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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One year after osseointegration treatment of Ukrainian Captain Ihor Krupnov

LVIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 17, 2024 - Captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ihor Krupnov, 57, who had lost both legs during the war and became the first patient in Ukraine to receive leg implants, is seen walking one year after his osseointegration treatment, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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One year after osseointegration treatment of Ukrainian Captain Ihor Krupnov

LVIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 17, 2024 - Captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ihor Krupnov, 57, who had lost both legs during the war and became the first patient in Ukraine to receive leg implants, exercises one year after his osseointegration treatment, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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One year after osseointegration treatment of Ukrainian Captain Ihor Krupnov

LVIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 17, 2024 - Captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ihor Krupnov, 57, who had lost both legs during the war and became the first patient in Ukraine to receive leg implants, exercises on the stationary bicycle one year after his osseointegration treatment, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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One year after osseointegration treatment of Ukrainian Captain Ihor Krupnov

LVIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 17, 2024 - Captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ihor Krupnov, 57, who had lost both legs during the war and became the first patient in Ukraine to receive leg implants, is seen walking one year after his osseointegration treatment, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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One year after osseointegration treatment of Ukrainian Captain Ihor Krupnov

LVIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 17, 2024 - Captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ihor Krupnov, 57, who had lost both legs during the war and became the first patient in Ukraine to receive leg implants, is seen walking one year after his osseointegration treatment, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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One year after osseointegration treatment of Ukrainian Captain Ihor Krupnov

LVIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 17, 2024 - Osseointegrated prosthetic legs of Captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ihor Krupnov, 57, who had lost both legs during the war and became the first patient in Ukraine to receive leg implants, are pictured one year after the treatment, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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One year after osseointegration treatment of Ukrainian Captain Ihor Krupnov

LVIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 17, 2024 - Osseointegrated prosthetic legs of Captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ihor Krupnov, 57, who had lost both legs during the war and became the first patient in Ukraine to receive leg implants, are pictured one year after the treatment, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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One year after osseointegration treatment of Ukrainian Captain Ihor Krupnov

LVIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 17, 2024 - Captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ihor Krupnov, 57, who had lost both legs during the war and became the first patient in Ukraine to receive leg implants, exercises on the elliptical trainer one year after his osseointegration treatment, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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One year after osseointegration treatment of Ukrainian Captain Ihor Krupnov

LVIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 17, 2024 - Captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ihor Krupnov, 57, who had lost both legs during the war and became the first patient in Ukraine to receive leg implants, exercises on the elliptical trainer one year after his osseointegration treatment, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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One year after osseointegration treatment of Ukrainian Captain Ihor Krupnov

LVIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 17, 2024 - Osseointegrated prosthetic legs of Captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ihor Krupnov, 57, who had lost both legs during the war and became the first patient in Ukraine to receive leg implants, are pictured one year after the treatment, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Qin, Mckeown awarded best swimmers of year

STORY: Qin, Mckeown awarded best swimmers of year DATELINE: Oct. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): QIN HAIYANG, Chinese swimmer, Best Male Swimmer of the Year 2023 STORYLINE: Chinese swimmer Qin Haiyang and Australian Kaylee McKeown were honored as the Best Male and Female Swimmer of the Year 2023 at the premises of the future headquarters of World Aquatics in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday. In a gala ceremony, World Aquatics, the international organization representing aquatic sports, bestowed awards to the best swimmers of the year. Qin Haiyang, a breaststroke specialist from China, dominated the men's category, while Australian backstroke specialist Kaylee McKeown excelled among the women. Both athletes achieved remarkable success, winning all three events (50, 100, and 200 meters) in all three World Cup legs, held recently in Berlin, Athens, and Budapest this weekend. At the 2023 World Aquatic Champio

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Lviv Half Marathon of Invincibility 2023

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 - Yana Stepanenko, 12, who lost both her legs in the Russian missile strike on the Kramatorsk railway station on April 8, 2022, partakes in the Mile of Invincibility event during the Lviv Half Marathon of Invincibility 2023, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Lviv Half Marathon of Invincibility 2023

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 - Yana Stepanenko, 12, who lost both her legs in the Russian missile strike on the Kramatorsk railway station on April 8, 2022, and her twin brother Yaroslav Stepanenko partake in the Mile of Invincibility event during the Lviv Half Marathon of Invincibility 2023, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Lviv Half Marathon of Invincibility 2023

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 - Yana Stepanenko, 12, who lost both her legs in the Russian missile strike on the Kramatorsk railway station on April 8, 2022, partakes in the Mile of Invincibility event during the Lviv Half Marathon of Invincibility 2023, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Lviv Half Marathon of Invincibility 2023

LVIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 - Yana Stepanenko, 12, who lost both her legs in the Russian missile strike on the Kramatorsk railway station on April 8, 2022, and her twin brother Yaroslav Stepanenko partake in the Mile of Invincibility event during the Lviv Half Marathon of Invincibility 2023, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Yana Stepanenko, 12, is pictured upon the return of her family from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Lviv city head Andrii Sadovyi (R) and Yana Stepanenko who returned from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, are pictured in Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Yana Stepanenko, 12, is pictured upon the return of her family from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Yana Stepanenko, 12, is pictured upon the return of her family from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Nataliia Stepanenko is pictured upon the return of her family from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Nataliia Stepanenko and 12-year-old twins - Yana and Yaroslav - are pictured upon their return from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Head of St Nicholas Hospital Dmytro Hrytsak speaks to the press upon the return of the Stepanenko family from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).

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Stepanenko family back in Ukraine after year-long rehabilitation in USA

LVIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 29, 2023 - Nataliia Stepanenko is pictured upon the return of her family from a year-long rehabilitation in San Diego, the USA, Lviv, western Ukraine. Yana Stepanenko lost both her legs and her mother Nataliia was left with one leg after the Kramatorsk railway station attack. On April 8, 2022, a Russian missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children).