Irish gym equipment used to rehabilitate Ukrainians injured in war

Andy Kenny from Misneach Ukraine at a warehouse in Drumcondra, Dublin. Misneach Ukraine is a not-for-profit, self-funded organisation which sends medical equipment, wheelchairs and rehab machines to hospitals in Ukraine. Pictures: Gareth Chaney

Treadmills, spin bikes, and dumbbells from Irish gyms are being used in dozens of Ukrainian rehabilitation centres to help people recovering from catastrophic war injuries.

At one centre, 19-year-old twins are learning how to live without a leg for one, and without an arm for the other.