Ukrainian nurse who lost both legs dances with new husband, vows to keep living


  • World
  • Wednesday, 04 May 2022

LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Newlyweds Oksana Balandina and Viktor Vasyliv shared their first wedding dance in a hospital ward in Lviv, in western Ukraine.

The groom lifted his wife up in his arms and turned her around between the hospital beds, as she put one arm around his neck and held a bandaged hand to his chest.

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