Ukrainian soldiers who lost limbs in the three-year war against Russia are returning to the battlefield out of a sense of duty amid the grim outlook for their country.

Ukraine’s soldiers are losing arms and legs – then returning to war - ‘Fighting with arms and legs is something anyone can do. Fighting without them — that’s a challenge’

When he returned to the army, he embarked on the new role of navigator on evacuation missions, and he now maps routes, evaluates missions, and finds the safest paths to evacuate the infantry, allowing the driver to focus solely on the road.

"For a wounded soldier this restores their dignity, particularly if you are a strong male, an alpha type who is now in a wheelchair and a nappy. "It's important to feel what you do contributes towards helping others and it's important for their dignity to feel recognised, particularly when their picture gets purchased abroad," she says.