"When he signed the contract, the military office was eager, but after his injury, he became unwanted."

“The most important thing is that he’s alive, that he’s not lying in a field, and that no one is mistreating him,” says Tatiana through tears.

This is how Tatiana’s days are spent in a hospital in the Lviv region: every three hours she turns her son to prevent bedsores, prepares meals, and feeds Igor; while he works with a rehabilitation therapist for an hour, she rushes to the store for groceries; she lifts him so he can sit and listens to music for 20 minutes. The rest of the time, she hopes that her son will get better one day.

“There are moments of despair, but we must keep moving forward. It’s very hard when you don’t know what will happen next. God gave him life. No matter how it is, it’s still life. We move ahead,” says Tatiana.

Tatiana’s life mirrors that of other relatives of injured soldiers who are unable to move. They are forced to dedicate themselves to caring for those who have devoted their lives to the state. Meanwhile, they face the challenges that follow an injury: bureaucracy in obtaining assistance, negligence from doctors, and a lack of funds for treatment—especially when it’s long-term.

“It’s very frustrating that there’s no help from the government. You feel like you’re not needed. It would be nice if someone from the military enlistment office called to check on you. They were all over us when he was signing the contract, but now we feel abandoned,” says Tatiana Skakun, who has become disillusioned with how wounded soldiers are treated over the past two years.

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