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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

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

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

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 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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Bez Ombezhen Rehabilitation Centre in Kyiv

Patients with prosthetic legs go through a training session at the Bez Obmezhen (Without Limits) Prosthetics, Orthotics and Rehabilitation Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025. (Photo by Oleksandr Klymenko/Ukrinform)

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Bez Ombezhen Rehabilitation Centre in Kyiv

Bohdan, 28, who served in the 95th Brigade and walks on prosthetic legs, shows a V-sign at the Bez Obmezhen (Without Limits) Prosthetics, Orthotics and Rehabilitation Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025. (Photo by Oleksandr Klymenko/Ukrinform)

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Bez Ombezhen Rehabilitation Centre in Kyiv

Bohdan, 28, who used to serve in the 95th Brigade, walks on prosthetic legs between cones during a training session as founder Nagender Parashar stands by at the Bez Obmezhen (Without Limits) Prosthetics, Orthotics and Rehabilitation Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025. (Photo by Oleksandr Klymenko/Ukrinform)

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Bez Ombezhen Rehabilitation Centre in Kyiv

Bohdan, 28, who used to serve in the 95th Brigade, walks on prosthetic legs between cones during a training session at the Bez Obmezhen (Without Limits) Prosthetics, Orthotics and Rehabilitation Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025. (Photo by Oleksandr Klymenko/Ukrinform)

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Bez Ombezhen Rehabilitation Centre in Kyiv

Bohdan, 28, who used to serve in the 95th Brigade and walks on prosthetic legs, and war veteran, captain of Ukraines national womens amputee football team Olha Benda (R) visit the Bez Obmezhen (Without Limits) Prosthetics, Orthotics and Rehabilitation Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025. (Photo by Oleksandr Klymenko/Ukrinform)

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Bez Ombezhen Rehabilitation Centre in Kyiv

Bohdan, 28, who used to serve in the 95th Brigade and walks on prosthetic legs, and war veteran, captain of Ukraines national womens amputee football team Olha Benda (R) visit the Bez Obmezhen (Without Limits) Prosthetics, Orthotics and Rehabilitation Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025. (Photo by Oleksandr Klymenko/Ukrinform)

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Bez Ombezhen Rehabilitation Centre in Kyiv

Patients with prosthetic legs stay at the Bez Obmezhen (Without Limits) Prosthetics, Orthotics and Rehabilitation Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025. (Photo by Oleksandr Klymenko/Ukrinform)

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Charity ascent to highest peak of Carpathians Hoverla-2025

A serviceman with prosthetic legs poses for a picture with a woman during the Hoverla 2025 charity climb to the highest peak of the Carpathians to raise funds for the needs of the National Guard of Ukraine and the 80th Separate Assault Galician Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Charity ascent to highest peak of Carpathians Hoverla-2025

A serviceman with prosthetic legs and a woman partake in the Hoverla 2025 charity climb to the highest peak of the Carpathians to raise funds for the needs of the National Guard of Ukraine and the 80th Separate Assault Galician Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Charity ascent to highest peak of Carpathians Hoverla-2025

A serviceman with prosthetic legs and a woman partake in the Hoverla 2025 charity climb to the highest peak of the Carpathians to raise funds for the needs of the National Guard of Ukraine and the 80th Separate Assault Galician Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on March 22, 2025 (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Archery training session for Ukrainian war veterans in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 9, 2025 - A man with prosthetic legs pulls out an arrow from a target during a free training session in archery for war veterans, military personnel and their families at the Elektron Specialised Children and Youth School of Olympic Reserve, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Demine Ukraine Forum 2.0 in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 2, 2024 - Prosthetic legs of Russia-Ukraine war veteran, civil activist, Legs Dump, or AII Inclusive travel show host and writer Oleksandr Budko (Teren) are pictured during the Strategic Approach to Demining: Achievements and Challenges panel discussion during the Demine Ukraine Forum 2.0 in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Jordanian Field Hospital In Khan Younis - Gaza

Amputees wait to fit prosthetic legs at the Jordanian field hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on September 17, 2024. Jordan has launched an initiative to support amputees in Gaza in response to an unprecedented increase in limb injuries resulting from the ongoing conflict. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amputee football training in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MAY 25, 2024 - A man in a camouflage uniform with prosthetic legs attends a joint training session of Ukrainian football teams for amputees at Shakhtars training base in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Players of FC Shakhtar Stalevi have welcomed members of FC Pokrova Lviv AMP and representatives of the team that trains with the support of the Ukrainian Association of Football.

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Amputee football training in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MAY 25, 2024 - A man in a camouflage uniform with prosthetic legs attends a joint training session of Ukrainian football teams for amputees at Shakhtars training base in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Players of FC Shakhtar Stalevi have welcomed members of FC Pokrova Lviv AMP and representatives of the team that trains with the support of the Ukrainian Association of Football.

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Amputee football training in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - MAY 25, 2024 - Two men with prosthetic legs are pictured during a joint training session of Ukrainian football teams for amputees at Shakhtars training base in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Players of FC Shakhtar Stalevi have welcomed members of FC Pokrova Lviv AMP and representatives of the team that trains with the support of the Ukrainian Association of Football.

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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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Titans.UA: large-scale project for veterans presented in Dnipro

DNIPRO, UKRAINE - MARCH 21, 2024 - A participant with prosthetic legs takes part in the presentation of the new social and educational project Titans.UA which includes not only various types of rehabilitation but also initiatives to promote the integration of veterans into all spheres of life in the region as well as educational programs aimed at fostering respectful attitude towards heroes, Dnipro, eastern Ukraine.

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Ukrainian defender with arms and legs amputated in Russian captivity undergoes prosthetics in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 15, 2024 - Prosthetic legs of a soldier Viacheslav Levytskyi from Odesa region, who was wounded and taken prisoner by Russia, where all four of his limbs were amputated, Lviv, western Ukraine

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Scene from Kyiv

A man trains to use prosthetic legs at a rehabilitation center in Kyiv on July 21, 2023, as the number of amputees is on the rise amid Russia's war with Ukraine.

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Scene from Kyiv

A man trains to use prosthetic legs at a rehabilitation center in Kyiv on July 21, 2023, as the number of amputees is on the rise amid Russia's war with Ukraine.

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THAILAND-LAMPANG-ELEPHANT HOSPITAL

(220812) -- LAMPANG, Aug. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Soraida Salwala introduces prosthetic legs made for elephants at the "Friends of the Asian Elephant" elephant hospital in Lampang, Thailand, on Aug. 6, 2022. Deep in the forest of Lampang province in northern Thailand, the hospital, named Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE), is the first hospital in the world dedicated to treating injured elephants. Since its establishment in 1993, the hospital has saved more than 5,000 elephants with illnesses varying from diarrhoea to eye diseases and injuries through car accidents or mine explosions. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lifelong promise from Mama Soraida to her elephant friends" (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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Para-athletics competition in Japan

Athletes' colorful prosthetic legs are pictured at the start line of the women's 100 meters event at a track and field competition of athletes with physical disabilities in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 20, 2015. The competition drew many athletes looking to be selected to compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics and the 2020 Tokyo games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo