This is the moment a Ukrainian nurse who lost both her legs in a landmine explosion took part in an emotional first dance with her husband in hospital
Oksana had four operations at Lysychansk hospital before she was evacuated for treatment in the city of Dnipro.
A week ago, she travelled west to Lviv, where she got married while preparing for prosthetic surgery. The couple, who have been together for six years and have two children, tied the knot at a local registry office before their hospital reception in the ward of the surgery centre."Life should not be postponed until later, decided Oksana and Victor," the association added.
It told Sky News they bought wedding rings in Lviv, found Oksana a white dress and enjoyed a cake baked by volunteers.
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