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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Nacho Doce

War makes life even harder for Ukraine's visually impaired

Vladimir Bezruk, 65, serves food to Victor Solovyanenko, 54, who is visually impaired, at a hostel for the blind, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Viktor Solovyanenko has gone out as little as possible since Russia invaded Ukraine because he fears stepping on unexploded munitions or sharp objects.

He is part of a small community of visually impaired people in the eastern city of Kharkiv who can hear the war but cannot see the damage wrought by nearly six months of Russian bombardment.

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