At the age of 18 Ruslana joined the AFU as communications operator. Unfortunately her military vehicle came under mortar fire and she lost her leg. This is a story about the strength of the Ukrainian spirit



by TotalSpaceNut

19 comments

  1. At the age of 18, Ruslana was not afraid to become a volunteer in the Armed Forces of Ukraine after the start of a full-scale invasion, and today she is an example of the courage and bravery of Ukrainian youth.

    Rusia (short for Ruslana) got the position of communications operator. Her job was to receive information about the arrival of enemy shells, the movement of equipment, troops, and any suspicious sounds or explosions – and pass it on to the command. The girl had to work both day and night, almost round the clock.

    Despite the constant stress, Rusya did her job well until February 10, 2023, when her military vehicle came under mortar fire during a combat mission.

    “I thought that my life was over. Combat medics who, by a lucky coincidence, were driving behind us put a tourniquet on me! They saved my life! After I was transferred to the medical vehicle, my leg was placed near me. Then I realized that my life would change forever from now on!” the girl recalls.

    The girl lost her leg and, according to the doctors, even risked losing her life.

    Rusia cried non-stop for the first two days in the hospital. And then she decided to fight. Today, the girl wants to become an example for everyone who, just like her, lost limbs in this war. To show one can have a full and happy life.

    Much work with rehabilitation and prosthetics awaits Rusia, but there is no doubt that she will not surrender and achieve her goal.

    https://war.ukraine.ua/heroes/19-year-old-ukrainian-defender-ruslana-danilkina-lost-her-leg-at-the-frontline/

    https://www.instagram.com/rusya_danilkina/reels/?hl=en

  2. Incredible bravery and resilience, from such a young age! She is definitely the embodiment of the spirit Ukraine has demonstrated since the full-scale invasion.

  3. It’s amazing to see how far prostheses have come. She lost her leg, but she can still ride a bike and climb rocks. I’m glad she got access to that. 18 is so young, she still has her whole life ahead of her. I hope she can enjoy it as much as possible.

  4. Is that Bernard-Henri Lévy in the suit? Wtf, he is always everywhere

  7. It’s amazing to see young people stepping up like this.

  8. This is also why they are right to remove all those Soviet monuments. All those horrors, relevant every other footstep…

  9. Ukrainian girls are both the most beautiful and the bravest at the same time 🥺💐🔱

  10. Absolute hero and showing immense courage and strength in her recovery. Fuck Ruzzia.

  12. I’ve been following Ruslana for the best part of 2 years now. She’s a real hero. Despite her own loss of limb she works for the Superhuman Centre in Lviv providing rehabilitation and prosthetics to men, women and children who are going through what shes already been through.

  16. Hero. Slava Ukraini. Live long and prosper dear Rusia.

  18. This generation is an act of grace. We do not deserve these young people.

    But I must correct myself. Ukraine deserves these young people and has raised them up. All the parents, all the aunts and uncles, and the circle of friends even, these are their children.

    So, the free world does not deserve these brave youth? Well, that is not true either, is it? As we speak each of us have young people in our militaries, ready to sacrifice. We have tried to maintain our ideals and the fall of the Berlin Wall was confirmation we were not letting go. We have stood up to terror ourselves, all of us have.

    The courage of young people is still an act of grace beyond my understanding.

  19. What a badass fcking girl, man. Hope the rest of her life will be full of love and happiness.

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