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Photos: Blind veterans beat challenges at Ukraine rehab camp
Ivan Soroka, a 27-year-old former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, eats his breakfast at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield, near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 21, 2023. Over the course of several weeks, the veterans, accompanied by their families, reside at the rehabilitation center. Most receive their first canes here, take their first walks around urban and natural environments without assistance, and learn to operate programs on phones and computers.Â
Denys Abdulin, a former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, walks with his son, Vadym, at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield, near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 20, 2023. Over the course of several weeks, the veterans, accompanied by their families, reside at the rehabilitation center. Most receive their first canes here, take their first walks around urban and natural environments without assistance, and learn to operate programs on phones and computers.Â
Aleksandr Zhylchenko, right, and Ruslan Ryzhko, two former Ukrainian soldiers blinded in the war, leave a facility after an exercise at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 20, 2023.Â
Ivan Soroka, a 27-year-old former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, touches the door frame as he walks into his room at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield, near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 21, 2023. Over the course of several weeks, the veterans, accompanied by their families, reside at the rehabilitation center. Most receive their first canes here, take their first walks around urban and natural environments without assistance, and learn to operate programs on phones and computers. Â
Vladyslav Yeshchenko, a 24-year-old former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, walks with his partner at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield, near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 21, 2023. Over the course of several weeks, the veterans, accompanied by their families, reside at the rehabilitation center. Most receive their first canes here, take their first walks around urban and natural environments without assistance, and learn to operate programs on phones and computers. Â
Guided by trainer Vasyl Hoshovskyi, foreground, Denys Abdulin, a former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, learns to navigate the streets of Rivne, Ukraine, on July 20, 2023, as part of his training at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield.Â
Oleksandr Zhylchenko, a former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, blows out candles on his birthday cake at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield, near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 20, 2023. Over the course of several weeks, the veterans, accompanied by their families, reside at the rehabilitation center. Most receive their first canes here, take their first walks around urban and natural environments without assistance, and learn to operate programs on phones and computers.Â
Ivan Soroka, a former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, listens to his fiancee as he and other veterans get ready for a program at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 21, 2023. Â
Ivan Soroka, a 27-year-old former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, pauses for a photo while changing in his room at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield, near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 21, 2023. Over the course of several weeks, the veterans, accompanied by their families, reside at the rehabilitation center. Most receive their first canes here, take their first walks around urban and natural environments without assistance, and learn to operate programs on phones and computers. Â
Vlada Ryabets puts eye drops into the eyes of her fiance Ivan Soroka, a former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, in their room at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 21, 2023.Â
Ivan Soroka, a 27-year-old former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, walks with his fiancee Vlada Ryabets toward a dining hall at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 20, 2023. Â
Oleksandr Zhylchenko, center right, a former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, dances with Olesia Perepechenko, an executive director of Modern Sight, while celebrating his birthday at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 20, 2023. Â
Vlada Ryabets, left, helps blindfolded Tatiana Zhylchenko walk down the steps during an exercise designed to help partners living with soldiers blinded in the war better understand what the veterans experience, at a rehabilitation center near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 21, 2023. Over the course of several weeks, the veterans, accompanied by their families, reside at the rehabilitation center. Most receive their first canes here, take their first walks around urban and natural environments without assistance, and learn to operate programs on phones and computers. Â
Trainer Vasyl Hoshovskyi places his hand over the hand of Denys Abdulin, a former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, to help him memorize a route before they start navigating the streets of Rivne, Ukraine, on July 20, 2023, as part of his training at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield. Â
Oleksandr Zhylchenko, right, and Ivan Soroka, two former Ukrainian soldiers blinded in the war, use their canes to navigate the streets of Rivne, Ukraine, on July 21, 2023, as part of their training at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield.Â
Ivan Soroka, a 27-year-old former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, sits for a photo in his room at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield, near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 21, 2023. Over the course of several weeks, the veterans, accompanied by their families, reside at the rehabilitation center. Most receive their first canes here, take their first walks around urban and natural environments without assistance, and learn to operate programs on phones and computers. Â
Oleksandr Zhylchenko, left, and Ivan Soroka, two former Ukrainian soldiers blinded in the war, ride a public bus as part of their training at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield in Rivne, Ukraine, on July 21, 2023.Â
A trainer holds out his arm to prevent Ivan Soroka, a former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, from colliding with a pole while helping him navigate the streets of Rivne, Ukraine, on July 21, 2023, as part of training at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield. Â
Accompanied by trainer Vasyl Hoshovskyi, Ivan Soroka, a former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, gets off a public bus in Rivne, Ukraine, on July 21, 2023, as part of training at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield. Â
Former Ukrainian soldier Ruslan Ryzhko exercises at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 20, 2023. Over the course of several weeks, the veterans, accompanied by their families, reside at the rehabilitation center. Most receive their first canes here, take their first walks around urban and natural environments without assistance, and learn to operate programs on phones and computers. Â
Trainer Vasyl Hoshovskyi, right, helps Denys Abdulin, a former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, avoid obstacles in Rivne, Ukraine, on July 20, 2023, as part of his training at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield. Â
Blindfolded Vlada Ryabets stands in a room with a cane during an exercise designed to help partners living with soldiers blinded in the war better understand what the veterans experience at a rehabilitation center near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 21, 2023. Â
Vlada Ryabets, left, leans on her fiance Ivan Soroka, a 27-year-old former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 20, 2023, as they gather for a birthday party for former soldier Oleksandr Zhylchenko. Â
Oleksandr Zhylchenko, left, Denys Abdulin, two former Ukrainian soldiers blinded in the war, learn to use a kitchen knife during a cooking class at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 20, 2023. Â
Flanked by trainers, Denys Abdulin, a former Ukrainian soldier blinded in the war, learns to use a kitchen knife during a cooking class at a rehabilitation center designed for soldiers who lost their vision on the battlefield, near Rivne, Ukraine, on July 21, 2023. Â
