Antons Iļjevs, a Ukrainian soldier who sustained severe injuries from a missile strike while serving near Bakhmut, has recently made significant strides in his rehabilitation journey in Latvia. After being critically wounded, Iļjevs faced a year of medical treatment and countless struggles, involving broken ribs, a lung injury, and a shard of shrapnel lodged in his spine, which forced him to confront the terrifying reality of potentially never walking again. His experience in military hospitals brought him face-to-face with despair, particularly after being discharged from the army and sent home, feeling lost and hopeless.

However, Iļjevs's fortunes began to change when he arrived at the rehabilitation center