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Russia’s war in Ukraine fuels prosthetics boom with links to Putin’s inner circle

Vot Tak
 05.11.2026, 21:44
Demand is driven largely by Russian soldiers wounded in the war in Ukraine. Illustration via Stanislav Ivanov/Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images.
Demand is driven largely by Russian soldiers wounded in the war in Ukraine. Illustration via Stanislav Ivanov/Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images.

At least 106 prosthetics companies have emerged in Russia since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine