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Nazar Mostovyi, 13-year-old, who was injured when an explosive device blew up under his feet, sits on a sofa inside of his house, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Nikopol, Kharkiv region, Ukraine May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova

KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Playing outdoors with his friend, Ukrainian teenager Nazar was badly injured when an explosive device blew up under his feet.

Despite his phone being shattered by the blast from what was apparently a discarded munition, he called an ambulance and spent months in hospital where he underwent multiple surgeries and doctors managed to save his leg.

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