Oleksandr Revtiukh, 33, a Ukrainian serviceman who lost his left arm and most of his left leg in multiple mine blasts in 2023, delivers a speech during the unveiling ceremony of the statue of Ukrainian serviceman Oleksandr Matsievskyi, who was executed by Russian troops in 2022, during its opening amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Nizhyn, Ukraine, November 25, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian commander Odin's lower leg was blown off in a mine explosion last year. Now he's back in the trenches.
"I had offers to go back to my local academy as a teacher or to work at a draft office in Odesa," the 32-year-old from the 28th Separate Mechanised Brigade told Reuters from a cramped bunker on the front line in the eastern region of Donetsk.
