'I lost limbs but stayed to help others in Ukraine'

Superhumans Studio shot of Eddy Scott looking out to the side of the photograph. He is standing against a brown background and is wearing a green-blue long-sleeved sweatshirt with the left arm tucked inside. He has red hair and a full beard and is wearing a bone pendant on a leather lace around his neck.Superhumans
Eddy Scott said he wanted to remain in his adopted country

An aid worker who lost an arm and a leg in a Russian drone strike in Ukraine says the war has left thousands of people in need of prosthetic limbs.

Eddy Scott, from Dorset, was helping evacuees from the front line town of Pokrovsk on 30 January when his vehicle was targeted.

Despite his injuries, he chose to remain in his adopted country and now works for Superhumans - the medical charity that supplied his prosthetic leg.

He said Ukrainians were being looked after by the "comprehensive state system" but the charity helped people get back to being "whole human beings".

Mr Scott, originally from Shaftesbury, said he was "doing really well" since his ordeal.

Speaking on BBC Radio Solent's Dorset Breakfast show, he said: "I haven't had a lot of the problems other people have suffered with, particularly mentally.

"I was offered an evacuation for treatment and I told the team, as long as I'm not taking a bed up from a Ukrainian, I'll stay in Ukraine.

"It's turned into an incredible decision. I'm very happy to be able to continue to help my adopted country in a very positive way."

Eddy Scott tells Radio Solent he feels "incredibly positive" about what happened to him

Superhumans offers free, state-of-the-art prosthetics, reconstructive surgery, rehabilitation and psychological support for adults and children affected by the war.

It has supplied 1,600 prosthetics in the last two years but said there were at least 80,000 more people in need of artificial limbs.

Mr Scott, 28, said he had been "incredibly lucky".

He said: "Through Superhumans, I've received a top-notch prosthetic leg, which I'm incredibly grateful to get and I've been slowly learning to use.

"There is a very comprehensive state system - both medical and rehab - so people are being looked after but it's really places like Superhumans that have the time and the funds to go the extra mile, getting us back to being as whole human beings as possible."

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