Meet 'Unbreakable Rusya,' the woman helping war amputees in Ukraine
Newsy
Ruslana Danilkina's life changed when a bomb made her an amputee. Now, she uses her own experience to help others.
She’s a ray of light in a dark time — young, vibrant, and optimistic, there to lift the spirits of amputees who are everywhere now — limbs lost to mines, bullets, and bombs.
Ruslana Danilkina brings her expertise to a rehabilitation center in Lviv, in western Ukraine, called Superhumans. It's one of many such facilities in the country, and she is one of the humans that make it super.
“I'll show you how to work with your foot. Is it normal that you only go out halfway? You need to give more energy to the front,” said Danilkina.
Two years ago, Danilkina never imagined she’d be at Superhumans, or the series of events that would bring her here.
“I was ordinary. I was a girl. Eighteen years old. I was working as a waitress and studying to become a tattoo artist, and the full-scale invasion began,” said Danilkina.
