First-ever boxing bout between double-amputee veterans puts on thrilling show in ukraine

In a groundbreaking match, two Ukrainian war veterans with prosthetic legs faced off in the ring, delivering an electrifying display of grit and determination.

Adaptive boxing takes center stage amid ukraine's ongoing conflict

As the crowd, initially evacuated due to an air raid alert, filtered back into the Brovary arena outside Kyiv, they witnessed an unprecedented spectacle: the world's first competitive boxing bout between double-amputee fighters.

Artem Khrebet, a former Ukrainian special forces operative who lost both legs after stepping on a mine, and Mykhailo Drobotenko, a veteran of the eastern Luhansk region where Khrebet was injured, put on a mesmerizing show of balance, coordination, and sheer willpower.