When the Russian artillery shell exploded next to 36-year-old Serhia, when he filled the front line in Donetsk 19 months ago, she almost broke both legs.
Later, than a dozen or so operations, he can finally fight to the legs with a cage resembling a cage drew on the lower leg-a 15-centimeter piece of bone disappeared.
Despite this, taking into account tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers killed in defense of their country over the past three years of war, Serhia said that he was fortunately.
“I have a child and I became a disabled veteran so that our country and my child could in particular live and feel safe, instead of waiting for our neighbor to supply a weapon, gather strength and attack again,” he said during an interview with the rehabilitation clinic in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine .
“Of course, we want a security guarantee for our country,” said Serhia CBC News.
Whether US President Donald Trump can ensure these security assurance has become an existential issue for all Ukrainians – but especially for those who have made huge personal sacrifices on stopping Russia's aggression since its invasion exactly three years ago.
But so far Trump has not issued any specific proposals about what the post -war help of the United States is prepared for Ukraine. He also did not suggest what concessions, if at all, expected Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Putin's army now controls about 20 percent of Ukrainian territory, and American officials have said many times Ukraine will have to withdraw Some of them – maybe everything – ending the war, something that most Ukrainians are strongly opposed.
Instead, the majority of Trump's public comments on the problem of suspension of weapons are attempts to slander the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Calling him a “dictator” Criticizing his leadership and demanding abilities (critics say “forcing”) Critical minerals of Ukraine In exchange for further military support in the USA.
Other soldiers at Kyiv Rehab Clinic said Putin will never tell the truth or do what he is saying.
“I think that Trump's position is a mistake,” said a 42-year-old soldier who follows the “historian” sign.
“People who commit war crimes every day cannot trust.”
(Like widespread practice, most Ukrainian soldiers cannot use full names in media interviews).
Ukraine will not be forced to the contract: Zelenskyy
Russian troops were accused systematic killing of Ukrainian prisoners of warmassacre of civilians in cities such as bucha and focus on civil infrastructure.
The “historian” was close to the front line on the border of Ukraine with Russia in December, when the Russian drone noticed his company and dropped a grenade a few meters from him. The strength of the explosion shattered him into cubes.
“I will give up: I do not expect anything good for Ukraine (from Trump),” he said.
While Trump still has to clearly explain how he sees the war ending on Sunday at a press conference in Kiev, Zelenskyy shared some of his own information on the motivation of the US President.
“I think that (Americans) live in the world, they think that it means the end of the war,” he said, referring to the suspension of weapons.
“I am even sure that they believe that it will be a really great success and that Putin does not risk the start of the war again.”
Trump and other best US officials have indicated that they expect the perspective of American companies to return to Russia after the abolition of economic sanctions will be a significant encouragement to Russia until the end of the war.
But on Sunday, the President of Ukraine said that this kind of thinking exposes not only his country but all of Europe.
“The Russians will prepare and organize another progress,” said Zelenskyy. “It is very dangerous for everyone.”
Zelenskyy also emphasized that if Trump believes that he could limit his contract with Putin and force Ukraine to make a mistake.
“If America … reaches an agreement with the Russians about us without us, then there will be no success in this contract if we do not agree to its terms. Full stop. “
US President Donald Trump blamed Ukraine for not ending the war with Russia earlier, concluding a contract years ago. Comments were a response to Ukraine's fears regarding exclusion from conversations with Russia in Saudi Arabia.
“Manipulation” and “lies” are confronted with Ukraine
. Rehabilitation Clinic in Kiev -“thank you” (after Ukrainian, Dyakuyu)-he was a co-founder of Hue Chon White, an American who has lived in Ukraine for over 30 years.
White and several Ukrainian veterans founded the center in 2023 to help wounded soldiers in the transition from hospital care and back to their own homes.
“To be honest, it's very discouraging,” said White CBC News. “It is manipulation and lies, and the way Ukrainians are used to profit other people,” she said, referring in particular to the US to extract mineral concessions.
“I think that Ukrainians will fight for the earth and fight for people, and this is their motivation to why they are fighting, despite what the (American) government says.”
Ukraine claims that support for the country for the country in the last three years, when Joe Biden was the president, amounted to $ 183 billion, of which almost $ 66 billion was military support.
And although European nations have provided a total of more money, soldiers say that without advanced American weapons, the defense of Ukraine against Russian attacks in the air and on Earth will be extremely more difficult.
“(We use) everything, from machine guns to grenade launchers to armored vehicles,” said “historian”.
“When I was recently wounded, I was evacuated in the American Bradley vehicle.”
But among the soldiers in the clinic who talked to CBC News, it did not seem that Trump, if Trump tried to reason Zelenskyy, the only option would be to fight the war without the help of the US, though a challenge.
“In one way or another we are ready to continue our work,” said “historian”, adding that he will come back to the fight as soon as his dice hesitates.
“And this is not only my opinion, that's how my companions think.”