A program helps Ukraine's veterans find sexual healing after the trauma of war

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/10/ [login to see] /ukraine-war-veterans-injuries-sexuality
When Russia first launched its war against Ukraine in 2014, Rodion Trystan was 23 years old, a soldier in a front-line battalion in the eastern Donbas region. A Russian sniper bullet nearly took his life.

"It was high-caliber explosive round, my right eye was totally destroyed," Trystan said, speaking in accented English. "I was having a hole in my head."

Trystan said it was a miracle he survived. His skull is scarred now. He wears an eye patch. His left eye was also severely damaged, leaving him with partial vision.

After leaving the hospital, Trystan struggled to make peace with his new appearance, his changed face and the rejection he experienced with many women.