Soldier injured in Ukraine war gets new limb in Maryland

A new program aimed at helping the most seriously injured Ukrainian soldiers is starting to see the fruit of its labor. Operation Renew Prosthetics for Ukrainian Soldiers shared its first success story with help from Washington and the Silver Spring-based Medical Center Orthotics and Prosthetics. Oleksandr Chaika, 33, was born in Ukraine and is an athlete, choreographer and acrobatics coach who joined the military to fight for his country. On April 4, while in close combat, a tank shell burst close to him and he lost his leg. Chaika's wife reached out to the Future for Ukraine Foundation, which started him down a path that led him to Silver Spring and a new prosthetic leg.
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