Rostyslav Prystupa, a Ukrainian marine who was injured in the spine while defending Mariupol, plays football with the inclusive team Ukrainian Football Association, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 18, 2024. Prystupa, a former soldier partially paralysed after a piece of shrapnel hit his spine while fighting in Mariupol, said he was mindful that veterans had to learn to support themselves in civilian life. "When you keep doing everything for people, they won't learn to do it themselves," he added. "You're not going to do everything for them their whole lives. Someday I'll have to do it myself, and then I won't be able to, and no one will be there." REUTERS/Thomas Peter SEARCH "THOMAS UKRAINE AMPUTEES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
