Visually impaired veterans learn orientation on unfamiliar streets. March 29, 2024, in Yavoriv village, Ukraine. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
Visually impaired veterans learn orientation on unfamiliar streets. March 29, 2024, in Yavoriv village, Ukraine. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images

How Ukrainian Servicemen Who Have Lost Their Sight Undergo Rehabilitation: photo report

Yevheniia Kostina
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April 4, 2024

In the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center in Yavoriv village, Turkiv district, Lviv region, Ukraine, defenders who became visually impaired during the hostilities attend special meetings. Here, they learn to be independent in their everyday life and improve their physical and psychological condition through various activities.

Photographers Kostyantyn and Vlada Liberovy, known for their work from frontline cities and military positions, visited this center at the end of March 2024.

  • Nordic walking class during rehabilitation at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
  • A visually impaired veteran outside the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center in Ukraine. Photo: Vlada Liberova/Libkos/Getty Images
  •  Ivan, 21 years old, a visually impaired war veteran, at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
  • Oleg, a visually impaired veteran, at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
  • Veterans who became visually impaired during hostilities are training to walk across barriers at the Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
  • Two visually impaired veterans are playing chess. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
  • The class on learning to read Braille is conducted by a visually impaired teacher as part of rehabilitation of military personnel who lost their sight. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
  • A dance coach teaches a visually impaired veteran as part of the rehabilitation of military personnel who lost their sight during hostilities. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
  • Vlad is undergoing orientation training inside a building. Photo: Vlada Liberova/Libkos/Getty Images
  • Vlad develops fine motor skills of his hands during a plasticine modeling class. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
  • Visually impaired veteran Vlad massages his wife Valeria. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
  • A visually impaired veteran arrives for breakfast. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
  • Teaching visually impaired veterans how to cook as part of rehabilitation. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
  • A visually impaired veteran learns to use a laptop. March 28, 2024, in Yavoriv village, Ukraine. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
  • A visually impaired veteran orienteering in the corridor with a braille plan of the building on the wall. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
  • A navigation instructor shows a photo of how visually impaired veterans learn street orientation. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
  • An instructor conducts indoor orientation training as part of rehabilitation. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
  • Visually impaired veterans learn orientation on unfamiliar streets during the Rehabilitation of military personnel who got visually impaired during the hostilities. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images