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NYTIMES (Siobhán O’Grady, Liubov Sholudko, Yurii Shyvala and Oksana Parafeniuk) - The Ukraine War Amputees Embracing Wake Boarding and Jujitsu

As the number of amputees in Ukraine soars, many are bonding by learning new sports, challenging both their bodies and their ideas of what they can do.

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Sourcehttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/world/europe/ukraine-war-amputees-sports.html
Keywordsukrainerussiawarmilitaryamputeessportsresiliencejujitsuwakeboardingrehabilitationmental-healthhuman-interestrecoveryphysical-therapykyiveuropeconflictukrainian-forcesbraverycoping-mechanisms

NPR (Emily Chen-Newton) - At the Winter Paralympics, some athletes have found business opportunities

At the Winter Paralympics, athletes with prosthetics often modify them to fit their bodies more precisely. That has led to some competitors starting their own businesses to help fellow amputees.

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Sourcehttps://www.npr.org/2026/03/13/nx-s1-5745204/2026-winter-paralympics-prosthetic-business
Keywordswinter-paralympicsparalympic-gamessportsathletesbusinessentrepreneurshipprostheticsamputeesdisability-inclusioninnovationadaptive-sportsnprusawinter-sportsaccessibilitymedical-technologysmall-businesssuccess-stories

NPR (Carol Guzy) - Ukraine's combat amputees cling to hope as a weapon of war

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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Sourcehttps://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/02/22/g-s1-103854/ukraine-war-amputees
Keywordsukrainerussiawar-in-ukrainerussian-invasionamputeesmykhailo-varvarychiryna-botvynskacarol-guzynprcombat-woundedwar-injuriesgeopolitics