Svitlana Zdor, 44, and Iurii Zdor, 42, a married couple from Chernihiv, pose for a portrait in Iurii's hospital room at the Oberih medical center in Kyiv, Ukraine on July 31, 2023.

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Svitlana Zdor, 44, and Iurii Zdor, 42, a married couple from Chernihiv, pose for a portrait in Iurii's hospital room at the Oberih Medical Center in Kyiv, Ukraine on July 31, 2023. Iurii is a war veteran, and he had his leg amputated due to the battlefield injury. He also had severe injuries to his other leg and his abdominal and lungs. In Oberih Medical Center, he is undergoing rehabilitation and some planned surgery. Svitlana and Iurii, who have been married for six years, participated in the Veteran Hub project Resex promotional video, a platform about sex life for wounded warriors. As part of the project, Veteran Hub developed two manuals for men and women veterans that are freely available, which help to establish a relationship with the body and turn trauma into a new sexual experience. Each guide is based on the Veteran Hub team's research on post-injury sexuality. For The Washington Post. Reused with permission from Oksana Parafeniuk

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© Oksana Parafeniuk

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1-22-2024