From missing Rwandan athlete to Ukrainian paramedic

THE'Ukrainewith his 140 athletes is one of the largest and most ambitious delegations of Paris 2024. In the national Paralympic team, there is an athlete who is there not only to show that his country and his people are moving forward despite the Russian invasion and the war, but also to send a message to all those who, like him, found themselves on the battlefield and paid the consequences.

Evhenii KorinetsUkraine's No. 2 jersey, was a military ambulance driver who, at 25, had never set foot outside his country and at one point found himself on the front lines. In March last year, due to serious injuries sustained while trying to help his comrades fighting in Bakhmout, He had to have his left leg amputated at the calf.

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