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Botox helping to ease pain for Ukrainian war amputees
NBC Newsยท 2025-11-14 00:00
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, more than 100,000 people, soldiers, and civilians have lost limbs, according to Ukrainian estimates. And many now suffer from excruciating phantom limb pain. The perception of pain or discomfort in a limb that's no longer there.Vladimir knows it well. >> It was quite piercing, he says. I couldn't sleep because of it.I wasn't prepared for this. Vladimir lost both legs while serving in the Ukrainian army. >> There was a mortar attempt.He says one le ...