The story of a defender who completely lost his sight during the war

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In March 2022, he voluntarily joined the Defense Forces and joined the ranks of the National Guard. And for more than a year of the war, in the battles in the Luhansk direction, Bohdan experienced what he was most afraid of when he went to war – irreversible loss of sight.

As soon as the Russian Federation began its attack on Ukraine, the man decided to go and defend his Motherland

“We got into position. The enemy immediately began to storm us. Everything flew at us and here one of the mines flew to me. I only remember the explosion, a bright flash in my eyes and that’s all, then I lost consciousness“, the defender says.

Bohdan regained consciousness only a few weeks after the injury – already in a hospital in Kyiv. This is how he describes his feelings at the time:

“He opened his eyes – it was dark. At first I thought it was due to swelling or a bandage“.

Then the man realized that he had lost his left eye, and his right eye, although physically preserved, would never be able to see again.

“Lose your sight for me – it’s just the horror of life. I took it very painfully and still can’t say that I have come to terms with it“, the defender admits.

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Thanks to the support of his wife, sons, friends and colleagues, Bohdan was able to find the strength and motivation to live on.

The man lost his left eye, and his right eye, although physically preserved, will never be able to see again

In Kyiv, volunteers picked up a cane for a blind veteran and taught him to move with its help.

Thanks to the support of his wife, sons, friends and colleagues, Bohdan was able to find the strength and motivation to live on

Despite the loss of sight, Bohdan dreams of returning to the profession of a programmer.

Bohdan was sent to Lviv to the Nezlamni center for rehabilitation for servicemen who lost their sight on the battlefield. In a short period of time, specialists helped Bohdan better adapt to life at home and outside the hospital.

Currently, the defender is adapting to life in the household

Here, for the first time after his injury, he sat down at a laptop and learned to use it – already with the help of special voice programs for the blind.

Despite the loss of sight, Bohdan dreams of returning to the profession of a programmer. All photos: Nezlamni center

The defender believes that he will be able to overcome his injury and will program again.

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