“I am frustrated that I can no longer fight”: in Lviv, with Ukrainian soldiers amputated on the front

“Now it’s the bicycle exercise!” encourages the physio, Olena. Lying on his back on the rehabilitation table, his head resting on a black foam pudding, Anatolyi, 31, performs. The patient, dressed in a marinière, pedals in a vacuum with his right leg and does the same with his left knee. On that side, his tibia and foot have been amputated. “For two months I was bedridden in the hospital. Every physical effort is very tiring. So, yes, I suffer, but it is necessary, ”he breathes.