Ukraine Rehab Center
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- Ukraine Rehab Center
- July 28, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English Ukraine Rehab Center – Kosstutschenko HEADLINE: Rehab center in Irpin, Ukraine, helps military veterans, wounded civilians TEASER: The facility, funded by a US-based nonprofit organization, faces a growing number of patients PUBLISHED AT: 07/28/2022 at 8:15AM BYLINE: Anna Kosstutschenko CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Borodyanka, Ukraine VIDEOGRAPHER: Paviel Syhodolskiy VIDEO EDITOR: Paviel Syhodolskiy SCRIPT EDITORS: KE; VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, Story Hunter PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:56 VID APPROVED BY: KE EDITOR NOTES: ((INTRO)) [[The first rehabilitation center built according to U.S. standards opened in Irpin, Ukraine, three years ago. So far, it has survived the war intact and is once again accepting patients. Anna Kosstutschenko has the story.]] ((NARRATION)) Denys Pogrebnyi is a Ukrainian army veteran who suffered a spine injury while serving in the east. After surgery last year, Pogrebnyi arrived at the Next Step Ukraine rehab center on crutches. But after four weeks of hard work, he no longer needs them. ((Denys Pogrebnyi, Ukrainian Military Veteran)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “I want to recover and go back to my brothers on the front lines.” ((NARRATION)) Volodymyr Tovkis was shot in the head September 2019 in the Donetsk region. He was in a coma for two weeks and had surgery to relieve the pressure on his brain. After he had stabilized, he also came here for rehabilitation. ((Volodymyr Tovkis, Ukrainian Military Veteran)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “I feel so comfortable here. I even met guys from my former squad. It feels like family.” ((NARRATION)) The Next Step Ukraine rehab center was founded three years ago by Revived Soldiers Ukraine, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization. Iryna Vashchuk Discipio, a U.S.-based Ukrainian American and president of the organization, started helping injured Ukrainian soldiers in 2014, when Russia occupied part of Donbas. Later, after the center opened, she raised funds, assembled a team of professionals, and equipped it with modern equipment. ((NATS)) ((NARRATION)) Next Step Ukraine, located just outside Kyiv, miraculously survived the Russian occupation, says center director Tetiana Grubeniuk. ((Tetiana Grubeniuk, Next Step Ukraine Director)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “The staff took away expensive equipment and evacuated the center’s patients.” ((NARRATION)) The center reopened after Irpin was liberated in early April. But as the war drags on, the number of patients is growing, says Grubeniuk. The center also now accepts civilians with war injuries. Serviceman “Cheerful" has been coming for six weeks now. In February, he was shot in the knee in the Donetsk region; now he is working to return to the ranks. ((“Cheerful”, Ukrainian Military Veteran)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “Because I was lying down for a long time, my knee contracted, and it does not fully bend. Now it bends at 70 degrees, but when I came here, it was 30 to 35 degrees.” ((NARRATION)) The president of Revived Soldiers Ukraine plans to launch a second center in the western part of the country. It, too, will be funded by U.S. donations. ((Iryna Vashchuk Discipio, Revived Soldiers Ukraine President)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) "A lot of our patients are disabled and temporarily cannot walk. And while Russian troops are standing on the Belarusian border, it is too risky to invite these guys for rehabilitation, because we won’t be able to evacuate from here if the Russians strike again.” ((NARRATION)) Since Russia invaded, Revived Soldiers Ukraine not only has helped rehabilitate soldiers and civilians, but also has provided the military with assistance worth over $5 million. ((Anna Kosstutschenko for VOA news, Irpin, Ukraine))
- Transcript/Script Ukraine Rehab Center – Kosstutschenko HEADLINE: Rehab center in Irpin, Ukraine, helps military veterans, wounded civilians TEASER: The facility, funded by a US-based nonprofit organization, faces a growing number of patients PUBLISHED AT: 07/28/2022 at 8:15AM BYLINE: Anna Kosstutschenko CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Borodyanka, Ukraine VIDEOGRAPHER: Paviel Syhodolskiy VIDEO EDITOR: Paviel Syhodolskiy SCRIPT EDITORS: KE; VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, Story Hunter PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:56 VID APPROVED BY: KE EDITOR NOTES: ((INTRO)) [[The first rehabilitation center built according to U.S. standards opened in Irpin, Ukraine, three years ago. So far, it has survived the war intact and is once again accepting patients. Anna Kosstutschenko has the story.]] ((NARRATION)) Denys Pogrebnyi is a Ukrainian army veteran who suffered a spine injury while serving in the east. After surgery last year, Pogrebnyi arrived at the Next Step Ukraine rehab center on crutches. But after four weeks of hard work, he no longer needs them. ((Denys Pogrebnyi, Ukrainian Military Veteran)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “I want to recover and go back to my brothers on the front lines.” ((NARRATION)) Volodymyr Tovkis was shot in the head September 2019 in the Donetsk region. He was in a coma for two weeks and had surgery to relieve the pressure on his brain. After he had stabilized, he also came here for rehabilitation. ((Volodymyr Tovkis, Ukrainian Military Veteran)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “I feel so comfortable here. I even met guys from my former squad. It feels like family.” ((NARRATION)) The Next Step Ukraine rehab center was founded three years ago by Revived Soldiers Ukraine, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization. Iryna Vashchuk Discipio, a U.S.-based Ukrainian American and president of the organization, started helping injured Ukrainian soldiers in 2014, when Russia occupied part of Donbas. Later, after the center opened, she raised funds, assembled a team of professionals, and equipped it with modern equipment. ((NATS)) ((NARRATION)) Next Step Ukraine, located just outside Kyiv, miraculously survived the Russian occupation, says center director Tetiana Grubeniuk. ((Tetiana Grubeniuk, Next Step Ukraine Director)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “The staff took away expensive equipment and evacuated the center’s patients.” ((NARRATION)) The center reopened after Irpin was liberated in early April. But as the war drags on, the number of patients is growing, says Grubeniuk. The center also now accepts civilians with war injuries. Serviceman “Cheerful" has been coming for six weeks now. In February, he was shot in the knee in the Donetsk region; now he is working to return to the ranks. ((“Cheerful”, Ukrainian Military Veteran)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “Because I was lying down for a long time, my knee contracted, and it does not fully bend. Now it bends at 70 degrees, but when I came here, it was 30 to 35 degrees.” ((NARRATION)) The president of Revived Soldiers Ukraine plans to launch a second center in the western part of the country. It, too, will be funded by U.S. donations. ((Iryna Vashchuk Discipio, Revived Soldiers Ukraine President)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) "A lot of our patients are disabled and temporarily cannot walk. And while Russian troops are standing on the Belarusian border, it is too risky to invite these guys for rehabilitation, because we won’t be able to evacuate from here if the Russians strike again.” ((NARRATION)) Since Russia invaded, Revived Soldiers Ukraine not only has helped rehabilitate soldiers and civilians, but also has provided the military with assistance worth over $5 million. ((Anna Kosstutschenko for VOA news, Irpin, Ukraine))
- NewsML Media Topics Politics, Health
- Topic Tags Rehab
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date July 28, 2022 14:48 EDT
- Description English Ukraine Rehab Center – Kosstutschenko HEADLINE: Rehab center in Irpin, Ukraine, helps military veterans, wounded civilians TEASER: The facility, funded by a US-based nonprofit organization, faces a growing number of patients PUBLISHED AT: 07/28/2022 at 8:15AM BYLINE: Anna Kosstutschenko CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Borodyanka, Ukraine VIDEOGRAPHER: Paviel Syhodolskiy VIDEO EDITOR: Paviel Syhodolskiy SCRIPT EDITORS: KE; VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, Story Hunter PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:56 VID APPROVED BY: KE EDITOR NOTES: ((INTRO)) [[The first rehabilitation center built according to U.S. standards opened in Irpin, Ukraine, three years ago. So far, it has survived the war intact and is once again accepting patients. Anna Kosstutschenko has the story.]] ((NARRATION)) Denys Pogrebnyi is a Ukrainian army veteran who suffered a spine injury while serving in the east. After surgery last year, Pogrebnyi arrived at the Next Step Ukraine rehab center on crutches. But after four weeks of hard work, he no longer needs them. ((Denys Pogrebnyi, Ukrainian Military Veteran)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “I want to recover and go back to my brothers on the front lines.” ((NARRATION)) Volodymyr Tovkis was shot in the head September 2019 in the Donetsk region. He was in a coma for two weeks and had surgery to relieve the pressure on his brain. After he had stabilized, he also came here for rehabilitation. ((Volodymyr Tovkis, Ukrainian Military Veteran)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “I feel so comfortable here. I even met guys from my former squad. It feels like family.” ((NARRATION)) The Next Step Ukraine rehab center was founded three years ago by Revived Soldiers Ukraine, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization. Iryna Vashchuk Discipio, a U.S.-based Ukrainian American and president of the organization, started helping injured Ukrainian soldiers in 2014, when Russia occupied part of Donbas. Later, after the center opened, she raised funds, assembled a team of professionals, and equipped it with modern equipment. ((NATS)) ((NARRATION)) Next Step Ukraine, located just outside Kyiv, miraculously survived the Russian occupation, says center director Tetiana Grubeniuk. ((Tetiana Grubeniuk, Next Step Ukraine Director)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “The staff took away expensive equipment and evacuated the center’s patients.” ((NARRATION)) The center reopened after Irpin was liberated in early April. But as the war drags on, the number of patients is growing, says Grubeniuk. The center also now accepts civilians with war injuries. Serviceman “Cheerful" has been coming for six weeks now. In February, he was shot in the knee in the Donetsk region; now he is working to return to the ranks. ((“Cheerful”, Ukrainian Military Veteran)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “Because I was lying down for a long time, my knee contracted, and it does not fully bend. Now it bends at 70 degrees, but when I came here, it was 30 to 35 degrees.” ((NARRATION)) The president of Revived Soldiers Ukraine plans to launch a second center in the western part of the country. It, too, will be funded by U.S. donations. ((Iryna Vashchuk Discipio, Revived Soldiers Ukraine President)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) "A lot of our patients are disabled and temporarily cannot walk. And while Russian troops are standing on the Belarusian border, it is too risky to invite these guys for rehabilitation, because we won’t be able to evacuate from here if the Russians strike again.” ((NARRATION)) Since Russia invaded, Revived Soldiers Ukraine not only has helped rehabilitate soldiers and civilians, but also has provided the military with assistance worth over $5 million. ((Anna Kosstutschenko for VOA news, Irpin, Ukraine))
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