Over 70% of war invalids in Ukraine are forced to finance their own treatment and other medical needs, and they feel completely abandoned by the state. This situation has led to growing dissatisfaction among this category of the population.
This is reported by the French newspaper Le Monde.
As an example, the publication cites the story of former special forces soldier Yevhen Berdnyk. In August 2023, a mine tore his body in two on the Zaporizhzhia Front.
In April, the man was scheduled to travel to Minnesota, to the only institute that supplies prosthetics adapted to his disability.
According to Yevhen, “Ukraine doesn’t give anything if you leave the country for treatment. I needed $45,000. My friends in Kyiv raised half, and the Americans said they would add more.”.
As veterans say, Ukraine “needs to heal not only the wounds, we will also have to deal with the psychological, family, and financial consequences of the war for future generations.”.
For example, over the past two years, the number of patients diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has almost quadrupled.
