Sasha, in his 70s, was a marathon runner until he stepped on a PFM-1S antipersonnel mine, also called a 'butterfly' or 'petal' mine, while collecting potatoes in August 2023. He got a prosthesis four months ago and is already walking. Now he is saving for a prosthesis that will allow him to run again. "I was in one way lucky, my neighbour is a doctor, she immediately compressed my leg with a tourniquet stopping the bleeding. It took less than hour to get to the hospital. Therefore the amputation is below the knee and not higher."