Regarding Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, very emotional posts inevitably appear on social networks, most of which are shocking: bombed-out houses, dead people on the streets, desperate refugees. In the midst of this flood of grief and pain, a video appears that seems a little surreal, but is real and puts a small smile on your face: You can see a groom doing a wedding dance with his legless bride.

The video was on Twitter by Zaborona Media , an independent media outlet in Kyiv. The Ukrainian parliament also tweeted the video:

The description of the video:

“23-year-old nurse Oksana from Lysychansk (Luhansk region), who lost both legs and four fingers in a mine explosion a month ago, is marrying her lover Victor in the Lviv hospital today. This is their first dance as a newly married couple.”

“Life cannot be postponed”

More information about the background can be in a Facebook post from the hospital where the wedding dance took place. Accordingly, 23-year-old Oksana Balandina (Оксана Баландіна), a nurse from Lisichansk, lost both legs and four fingers in a mine explosion on March 27th.

Oksana and her current husband Viktor, with whom she has been together for six years, were on their way home when Oksana noticed a mine. She turned around to warn Viktor when the mine exploded beneath her, tearing off both of her legs and four fingers. The woman received first aid at the hospital in Lysychansk, where she underwent four operations. After that, she was taken to Dnieper, where her wounds were treated and her ends were prepared for prosthetics.

But “life cannot be postponed,” thought Oksana and Viktor, and so they decided to get married in the Lviv hospital, almost a month after she lost her legs and four fingers. On her TikTok account, Oksana shows her path to recovery:

@ksyucha_kareglaska

♬ Prolisky – MamaRika

When the war is over, Oksana wants to return to her homeland of Lysychansk with her husband Viktor. To further her recovery, she will also soon come to Germany, where she will undergo another rehabilitation and prosthetics course.

Other sources: rbc , Los Angeles Times

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