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The story of the Ukrainian woman who lost both legs in the war

2022-05-05 09:06:05Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The story of the Ukrainian woman who lost both legs in the war
Viktor Vasyliv and his wife Oksana Balandina

A Ukrainian nurse, who lost both legs in the war after colliding with an unexploded ordnance, is trying to come back to life. Oksana Balandina shared the first dance after the wedding with her husband Viktor Vasyliv. The newlyweds describe the horror they experienced the day their lives changed forever.

At a hospital in Lviv, newlyweds Oksana Balandina and Viktor Vasyliv enjoy their first dance after the wedding. But the two 23-year-olds could never experience the moment.

On March 27, just over a month after the start of the Russian offensive against Ukraine, while returning to their home in Lysychansk in the Luhansk region, Oksana encountered an unexploded mine.

"I only managed to call Viktor. I fell face down on the ground. My head was shaking. "Then I started tearing my clothes to breathe easier, because I did not have enough air," says Ms. Balandina.

Victor, who was walking behind her, escaped unharmed.

"Everything happened quickly. She was injured. If it were not for Oksana, I do not know what would have happened. She is very strong. He did not even faint. She told me what to do. The moment it happened, I fell into despair, not knowing what to do. "I saw that he could not move his legs," he said.

For a month she stayed in various hospitals. Doctors tried to treat him as the Russian bombardment and fierce attacks continued. In the end, doctors amputated both feet and four toes of the left hand.

"I did not want to live a life like this. I have two children and I did not want them to see me in this condition. I did not want to be a burden to the family. But thanks to the support, I agreed. I have to go on with my life. This is not the end. "God left me alive, this is my destiny", says Oskana.

The two children, a 7-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl, are now safe with their grandparents in the Poltava region of central Ukraine. After the wedding, the couple intends to go to Germany, in the hope that Oksana will put on a prosthesis in her leg and undergo much-needed rehabilitation.

"I want to return to our city, but honestly, I am worried about my children. When the war is over, there will be so many things. Roads are mined… It is scary. "The main goal is to put on prostheses and get them back on their feet," she said.

Victor is grateful for every other day with his wife.

"I was afraid I would lose it. I could not even cry. I was shocked. I could not believe it was really happening. "It would be terrible to lose the person I love," he said.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Ukraine was one of the countries with the largest number of mines in the world.


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