Ukrainian women injured in war are photographed for Playboy (pictures)

Female soldiers and citizens who suffered injuries and amputations as a result of Russo-Ukrainian war took part in photography for her Playboy Ukraine.

The magazine has been released a special edition with the Beauty With Scars photographic program, which tells the stories of women survived by war, injury and recovery.

« This beauty is to inspire, » Playboy wrote

The issue features military women Anastasiia Savka, also known as Phoenix, Yana Zalevska, also known as Multyk, and Kristina Sanina, as well as injured citizens Nadiia Oksiuta and Olha Diatliuk.

The photos were taken by renowned photographer Kostiantyn Liberov.

The creators of the Beauty with Scars program said that the issue of the issue was to highlight the female power and beauty that « do not disappear after the injury » and to help women embrace themselves after the injury.

« They look at the lens and the mirror to say ‘I’m here. I’m beautiful and I deserve love.’ This beauty is not for comparison. It’s about inspiring, ”the Playboy wrote.

The project seeks to review the concept of female beauty after injury and give visibility to those who have suffered war.

For photography, women wore ukraine designer dresses and jewelry from the LOVE IS WORTH EVERYTHING collection of the We are of One Blood program.

What are women

H Anastasiia savka From Lviv he is a sniper.

Before the full -scale war, he grew up her son Yarema and worked in a car service salon. After Russia’s full -scale invasion of Ukraine, he became a sniper in the 118th Brigade.

On November 28, 2023, Anastasia hit a mine on the front of Zaporizia and lost her leg. Later, he adapted to the use of a prosthetic member.

In the summer of 2024, Anastasiia engraved the veteran Oleksii Levchenko, whom she met during her restoration in a special center.

OR Yana Zalevska, Under the nickname Multyk, it is a FPV drone operator in the 59th Separate Motor Infantry Brigade.

Prior to the full -scale invasion, he lived in the city of Herson, was on maternity leave and studied to become a massage therapist. After living under occupied for 1.5 months, he decided to classify the Armed Forces.

Yana served as a military journalist, a battle doctor and later trained as an operator of unmanned aircraft.

On August 4, 2024, Yana suffered serious injuries to a Russian unmanned aircraft attack – fragments injured her face and body. However, she intends to return to her service after rehabilitation.

OR Kristina sanina He is a captain of the Ukrainian armed forces, veteran and mother of a young daughter.

She lost both of her legs and is now undergoing recovery, where she supports other injured soldiers.

Kristina became the first woman in Ukraine to receive a prosthetic with the method of osteoporosis, where a titanium implant is inserted into the bone.

OR Olha diatliuk From the city of Vinnytsia he is a businessman, a mother of two children and a widow of a fallen soldier. He survived the rocket attack on Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022.

Olha was injured during a Russian attack on the officers’ home and a hospital in downtown Vinnytsia.

He managed to escape the burning building and survived, having suffered severe burns, fractures and a stroke. Olha underwent long -term treatment and rehabilitation through the Unburned charity program.

In August 2023, her husband Yurii Diatliuk, a 95th Air Brigade Soldier, was killed in a battle in the Donetsk area. Since then, Olha has supported other women who lost their partners in war.

OR Nadiia oksiuta She is a video, content creator and mother of a young daughter.

On January 18, 2023, Nadiia took her daughter to the kindergarten in Brovary in the Kiev region when they were near the helicopter crash site who killed the leadership of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.

Both Nadiia and her daughter suffered burns on their face and limbs. They were initially treated initially in Kyiv and Lviv and later in Austria.

Nadiia later joined the Unburned charity program, where doctors continue to help her improve the condition of her scarring.

« We’re alive – that’s what matters. These were the first words I said to my daughter Alisa two years ago after escaping the fire, « Nadiia wrote. « Many people say it was our second birthday … for me it was a difficult day. But I didn’t give up, I didn’t go out. This tragedy didn’t bend me. I accepted myself, my appearance and my situation. I’m showing Alice with my example that everything will go well. « 

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