How to reintegrate over a million veterans? Groups in Ukraine are working on it

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(Claire Harbage | NPR)LVIV and SAMAR, Ukraine — During a CrossFit class, one man slowly, methodically, pulls weights down from a machine. (Claire Harbage | NPR)There are more than a million veterans in Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Veterans Affairs. (Claire Harbage | NPR)The kitchen is modified to work for people with a range of disabilities including wheelchair users and those using canes. (Claire Harbage | NPR)It was his daughter, Arina Melnykov, who snapped him out of it. (Claire Harbage | NPR)To Krat this is part of the reason the community-focused approach is so vital.