Denys Honcharenko is a soldier who stood up to defend the country in the first days of the full-scale war. After being seriously wounded, doctors gave him no chance – they advised his family to take him home and wait for the end. But Denys’s parents and girlfriend refused to accept this verdict.  They started fighting for his every move, every word, his very life.

It was this love and support that became his point of return.

Today, Denys is learning to take his first steps, to speak, and to plan his future. Svitlana Honcharenko, the defender’s mother, tells the story of his struggle.