For Many Returning Russian Veterans, a Long Road of Recovery Awaits NYT | Top Stories Valerie Hopkins and Nanna Heitmann 7 January 2025 at 18:01 A large number of soldiers return as amputees, and many suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Once home, they face stigma and a grueling course of rehabilitation. © Nanna Heitmann for The New York TimesAleksandr, left, who lost his leg to a mine in Ukraine, had his prothesis adjusted by Yuri A. Pogorelov at Rus’ Sanatorium outside Moscow, in November.