Exclusive: Ukrainian soldiers who lost limbs in war get prosthetics, physical therapy on Long Island

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Exclusive: Ukrainian soldiers who lost limbs in war get prosthetics, physical therapy on Long Island
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Some soldiers who were injured fighting in Ukraine are in New York to receive state-of-the-art care after they lost limbs on the battlefield. In a CBS2 exclusive, GusoffTV introduces us to the local volunteer who are helping some of them walk again.

In a CBS2 exclusive, Carolyn Gusoff introduces us to the local volunteer who are helping some of them walk again.Twenty-two-year-old Roman Los was a kindergarten teacher before he volunteered to fight for his country and a missile blew apart his leg."Shock, pain, burning sensation," Los said through a translator.

"The need was a lot of amputees that cannot get prosthetics, so we found prosthetists here in New York," occupational therapist Dmytro Shevchenko said."We're giving them their life back, their ability to walk and run."

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