The Visible
@vogue_ukraine @venabrykalin @alyonaponomarenko
A new generation of adults and children with amputations and prosthetics inspires admiration and respect. They are heroes in the original sense of the word.
ARTEM KUZMYCH
27 years old, SSO veteran, world champion in parajiu, champion of Ukraine in jiu-jitsu
DANYLO MELNYK
19 years old, commander of an AFU unit, is currently in rehabilitation.
ANDRIY GOLOPAPA
20 years old, student, soldier
MAKSYM YERMOHIN
28 years old, soldier, athlete
OLEKSANDR CHAIKA
33 years old, choreographer, soldier
VADYM SVYRYDENKO
50 years old, the President's Commissioner for the Rehabilitation of Combatants
During the war they suffered injuries that resulted in amputations.
And unfortunately, the number of people with amputations will only increase due to active hostilities, relentless russian missile, artillery, and mortar shelling, and injuries from mine blasts.
Society still harbors a strong stigma against individuals with mutilated bodies. The public reaction is usually a mixture of sympathy and horror, survivor's guilt and pity. But pity is the last thing people with amputations need. The best way to interact with them is to show respect. And to offer help.
Socially acceptable body image is changing. This should also apply to the people whose bodies have been mutilated by war. Respect and gratitude should be shown to those who continue to be visible and pave the way for a free and truly diverse world.
