Czech president meets Ukrainian veteran for whom Czechs are elevating funds for prosthetics

Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic, has met Ukrainian veteran Artem, for whose arm prostheses Czechs are accumulating funds.

Supply: European Pravda, citing Ukrainian media outlet Ukrinform

Particulars: President Petr Pavel met with Artem who misplaced each arms within the warfare and took half in a marathon organised by the Czech fundraiser Dárek professional Putina, which along with the Czech volunteer organisation Team4Ukraine is elevating funds for the veteran.

President Pavel wished Artem to hug his spouse Veronika as quickly as potential and return to a full life.

Artem, a marine and sergeant within the Armed Forces of Ukraine, got here beneath mortar fireplace whereas finishing up a fight mission close to Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast. As a result of tourniquet syndrome, docs had been compelled to amputate each of his arms.

The tourniquets his unit had obtained from Czech volunteers saved his life, however 12 hours with out medical help left no likelihood of saving his arms.

After the surgical procedure, Artem went via rehabilitation in Lviv. Throughout that point, his commander stayed in touch with Team4Ukraine, who had already been strongly supporting the unit by offering medical gear, drones, charging stations, and different important objects for the UAV crew.

Quote: "When Team4Ukraine discovered about [Artem's] tough state of affairs, they instantly started on the lookout for remedy and prosthetic choices within the Czech Republic. They consulted prosthetics docs. Ultimately, it was determined that Team4Ukraine along with Dárek professional Putina would assist elevate funds for bionic prostheses, which will likely be made in Lviv by our specialists. For the time being, they’re actually the perfect – sadly, as a result of they’ve an excessive amount of apply. It's a really difficult case, because the prostheses are costly and technically complicated."

Background:

• Pavel mentioned that his nation's resolution to buy artillery shells for Ukraine ensured that the Armed Forces had been provided with 4.4 million large-caliber ammunition.
• Pavel emphasised the unfairness of the adverse attitudes in direction of Ukrainians.

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