Rehabilitation and recovery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have become extremely important in these difficult times. Our defenders often suffer physical and psychological injuries that require long-term and comprehensive treatment.
Rehabilitation programs typically include:
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Physical Rehabilitation: Providing medical assistance, professional support, and using technological tools such as prosthetics and exoskeletons.
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Psychological Support: Equally important as physical recovery, it includes not only consultations and therapy for the military but also sessions for their families.
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Socio-Economic Support: Helps veterans adapt to civilian life, including assistance with employment, financial support, housing, and educational opportunities.
There are many state and private programs in Ukraine that help military personnel after injuries. We have gathered information about several centers and programs operating in the Kyiv region to support our defenders.
U+ CENTER Rehabilitation Center in Forested Bucha
This rehabilitation center is part of the UPLUS SYSTEM project, founded in 2022, which includes a rehabilitation center, an educational center for training specialists in prosthetics, rehabilitation, surgery, and a network of prosthetic workshops. The center provides surgical, physiotherapeutic, psychological assistance, and prosthetic services to wounded military personnel and civilians affected by military actions. There is also a recreational area and residential buildings on the premises where military personnel and their families can live during their recovery.
Contacts:
U+ CENTER Rehabilitation center
2/6 Novozabarska Street
Recovery Rehabilitation Center in Kyiv
This center is part of a national network of rehabilitation facilities for wounded servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The center’s facilities meet global standards of inclusivity and are equipped with modern equipment and trainers. The center focuses on the physical rehabilitation of veterans and facilitates sending severely wounded military personnel for treatment and recovery abroad.
Contacts:
Recovery Rehabilitation center
88 Kozatska Street
ADONIS Military Rehabilitation Center
Based at the ADONIS Medical Center, a physiotherapy and rehabilitation department was established after the start of the full-scale invasion. The main goal is free treatment and recovery of the military after injuries. They specialize in rehabilitating fighters after injuries, surgeries, amputations, spinal cord injuries, and traumatic brain injuries, as well as prosthetics of large joints of the lower limbs.
Contacts:
- ADONIS Rehabilitation
- Email: info@adonis.com.ua
- Phone: 0 800 707 707
Next Step Ukraine Rehabilitation Center in Irpin
This center is one of the first in Ukraine to specialize in the recovery of people with injuries to the central nervous system, brain, and spinal cord. The facility was established before the full-scale invasion and is equipped with modern technology. All of the center’s rehabilitation specialists have been trained in the USA and use their knowledge and skills to help Ukrainian military personnel.
Contacts:
- Next Step Ukraine
- Email: nextstepukraine@gmail.com
- Phone: +380687407262
Next Step Ukraine Rehabilitation center
2f/1 University Street, Irpin
Institute of Vertebrology and Rehabilitation in Kyiv
The institute provides free services for the recovery of military personnel after gunshot wounds, fractures, amputations, and complex surgeries on the musculoskeletal system. Specialists also assist in preparing for prosthetics and teach how to use prosthetics.
Contacts:
- Institute of Vertebrology and Rehabilitation
- Phone: +380733607050
Institute of Vertebrology and Rehabilitation
23 Baggovutivska street
Learning something new, such as attending English courses, can not only be a useful activity but also an important part of psychological support for veterans.
Pines Health and Rehabilitation Center in Kyiv
The center provides comprehensive rehabilitation services after concussions, spinal surgeries, shrapnel, and gunshot wounds to the spine, prosthetics, and motor disorders. In addition to physical rehabilitation, the facility also provides psychological support. The center’s specialists pay special attention to the preparation and support of patients and their families, ensuring the possibility of joint living.
Contacts:
- Pines Center
- Email: rehabilitation@viva.clinic
- Phones: +380682382022, +380442382022
Sosny health and rehabilitation center
85A Honore de Balzac street
Where to Seek Psychological Support
"Lisova Polyana" Center in Kyiv
This is the first medical center in Ukraine specializing in treating psychological traumas, post-concussion syndrome, and supporting people who have survived captivity and torture. Rehabilitation is based on an integrative approach that includes traditional medicine methods and alternative practices such as acupuncture, art therapy, yoga, eastern techniques, and VR technologies.
Contacts:
- Lisova Polyana
- Email: Polyanalisova@gmail
- Phone: +380734506000
Lisova Polyana Center for Mental Health and Rehabilitation of Veterans
Pushcha-Vodytsia, 7th line
"ULIS" Forest Complex in the village of Dudky
In this cozy modern complex, one can not only receive psychological support but also rest and enjoy being close to nature. The complex hosts events for the psychological recovery of veterans of the Russian-Ukrainian war, and anyone interested can donate a convenient amount to cover part or all of the military’s accommodation costs. Services offered by the complex include fishing, forest walks, bicycle rentals, sauna, and baths.
Contacts:
Charitable Funds for the Rehabilitation and Support of Military Personnel After Injury
"See the Victory" Charitable Fund
The fund helps warriors who have lost their sight during the war to rehabilitate and adapt to new life realities. They find rehabilitation programs in Ukraine and abroad, provide funding for treatment, offer psychological and social support, legal assistance, and introduce technologies to facilitate the lives, work, and education of people with vision loss.
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"Future for Ukraine" Charitable Fund
The fund supports several projects helping military and civilians affected by the Russian-Ukrainian war. They conduct humanitarian missions in frontline regions, provide psychological support to women who have suffered sexual violence by Russian military personnel, and fund prosthetics for the Ukrainian Armed Forces military with amputations.
Contacts:
- Future for Ukraine
- Email: future@ffu.foundation
"After Service" Charitable Organization
This organization, founded by veterans for veterans, provides comprehensive support for military personnel in civilian life. Their activities cover rehabilitation, psychological support, assistance in finding employment, and obtaining professional education.
Contacts:
- After Service
- Email: info@pislyasluzhby.org
- Phones: +380500161960, +380500162960
Rehabilitation and adaptation of our defenders are key stages in the country’s recovery and a significant contribution to our victory. However, this work does not end within the walls of health and rehabilitation centers. It is a long and complex process in which each of us can contribute.
