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From trenches to catwalk: Ukraine's amputee soldiers hit the runway

Summary by France24
Ukrainian veteran Yaroslav Sharkiy, who lost his leg fighting at the front, was preparing to take to the catwalk at Kyiv Fashion Week. He is one of anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers to have lost a limb fighting to fend off the Russian invasion, according to non-governmental organisations. "I've got one leg in the Donbas, the other on the Fashion Week runway," joked the former combat medic, barely in his thirties. "It's a bit unu…

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rtl.lu broke the news in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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