Mikhailo is 31 years old, and he is one of many Ukrainian soldiers who fought in Bakhmut.
In the battle, a tank took off his arm and wounded his face.
Then there are Dmytro, Petro, Denis, Vitaly, Valentin, Hanna.
They are military, civilians, mothers, fathers.
And then there's Arthur, who is only 14 years old.
They have lost legs, arms, hands, fingers.
The war took away a piece of their body.
Now their hope is placed in the Superhumans Center, which has officially opened its doors in Lviv with the aim of providing excellent prostheses and assistance to those who have paid too much for the horror of the invasion.
In this, Italy is ready to play its part.
Godmother of the initiative is the First Lady Olena Zelenska.
"Superhumans is not just a name, it is a philosophy that concerns the whole country where we have super-humans, not victims, superpowers and not limited abilities," he said at the inauguration ceremony which was attended by, among others, the Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko, his French counterpart Francois Braun and the governor of Lviv, Maksym Kozytsky.
Also present was the entrepreneur and philanthropist Howard Buffett, who personally handed over a check for an additional million dollars for the initiative, after his foundation had already provided 16 to the project.
Representing Italy was the consul general in Kiev Federico Nicolaci, who on behalf of our country planted a tree in the gardens of the structure as a sign of closeness to the project and to the Ukrainian people.
Entering one of the first rooms in the centre, we find Petro, 39 years old and with two legs amputated, trying to walk.
Nearby, another patient tries to go up and down a small ladder.
Meanwhile, on the laboratory benches a man who has lost his hand tries to move his bionic prosthesis created by Open Bionics.
They are the first premises open to the public, while some areas of the center are still under construction.
The numbers speak for themselves: it is estimated that over 10,000 people have suffered amputations due to the war.
Superhumans intends to give answers to their needs.
"Today we are opening a laboratory for prosthetics and a psychological and rehabilitation department in order to provide a complete service to our patients.
Then we will open an operating room and once the infrastructure is ready, we will also open apartments for the foreign doctors who will come here to work.
At the same time, we are launching the educational center where we train specialists for Superhumans and for the rest of Ukraine", explained the CEO of Superhumans, Olga Rudnieva to ANSA. At the moment there are 130 patients followed up, but the center expects to be able to assist 3,000 people a year. And for the future, Superhumans wants to expand to open in 5 other Ukrainian regions, first of all Kharkiv. "We want to bring our services to other regions where people can receive them close to where they live".
explained to ANSA the CEO of Superhumans, Olga Rudnieva.
There are currently 130 patients followed up, but the center expects to be able to assist 3,000 people a year.
And for the future, Superhumans wants to expand to open in 5 other Ukrainian regions, first of all Kharkiv.
"We want to bring our services to other regions where people can get them close to where they live."
explained to ANSA the CEO of Superhumans, Olga Rudnieva.
There are currently 130 patients followed up, but the center expects to be able to assist 3,000 people a year.
And for the future, Superhumans wants to expand to open in 5 other Ukrainian regions, first of all Kharkiv.
"We want to take our services to other regions where people can get it close to where they live."
The project - they explain - is non-profit and does not see state funding but only from private individuals.
But along with the donations, Superhumans needs international experts to be able to provide its services and train new Ukrainian specialists.
Italy is ready to play its part in this: "Our country intends to give its convinced support to Superhumans by providing the experience and skills of Italian centers of excellence in the field of prostheses, reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation through collaborations with centers such as the Rizzoli Institute, the Santa Lucia Foundation, the Bambino Gesù pediatric hospital and the Inail prosthesis center in Budrio", explained the Italian ambassador in Kiev Pier Francesco Zazo to ANSA.
The Italian contribution to Superhumans will also be one of the guidelines for cooperation at the Conference for the reconstruction of Ukraine on April 26 in Rome.
"We had an excellent dialogue with the Italian Ministry of Health. Basically they asked us what we need and now we are developing the path," explained Rudnieva.
"On April 26, I will meet with Health Minister Orazio Schillaci, and we will ask for experts and training for our specialists and any new technology and innovation that we can bring to Ukraine with Italy's help."
Meanwhile, Superhumans can already count on the experience of the Maria Adelaide Orthopedic Workshop in Turin, which follows four patients with upper limb amputations.
"In the next month we will build bionic limbs for them," explained Roberto Ariagno, owner of the company.
"Later we want to take them to Turin together with the Ukrainian orthopedic technicians to transfer them know-how to continue the work here in Lviv independently".
Among them, there is also Mikhailo: "In three weeks I will go to Italy. Mine is a difficult amputation condition, but they told me they can help me"