Archive · 4 Sep 2025
Indian Aid: Healing Ukrainian Soldiers, One Step at a Time
Many Ukrainian soldiers are struggling with the mental and physical effects of the war.
Indian organizations are stepping in to help.
Some groups are teaching soldiers meditation to help them with stress and trauma.
Others are providing prosthetic limbs to soldiers who have lost limbs.
This is all thanks to Indian volunteers and entrepreneurs who are helping in Ukraine, as well as recognition by the Ukrainian government.
These efforts are helping soldiers heal mentally and physically, allowing them to find stability and resilience.
Indian organizations offer meditation techniques to Ukrainian soldiers and civilians.
Around 8,000 soldiers and 20,000 civilians have participated in meditation courses.
An Indian entrepreneur in Ukraine provides prosthetic limbs to soldiers.
Approximately 3,000-5,000 Ukrainian soldiers have received prosthetics.
Indian NGOs are also supporting Ukrainian women and children affected by the war.
- Who
- Indian volunteers, entrepreneurs, and NGOs are providing aid to Ukrainian soldiers and civilians.
- What
- Providing psychological support through meditation and physical support with prosthetic limbs.
- When
- Aid has been ongoing throughout the war, with initial meditation courses before the war.
- Where
- Ukraine
- Why
- To help Ukrainian soldiers and civilians cope with war trauma and physical injuries.
- Organizations Involved
- Art of Living, Madhusudan Sai Global Humanitarian Mission
- Number of Soldiers in Meditation Courses
- Approximately 8,000
- Number of Civilians in Meditation Courses
- Approximately 20,000
- Prosthetic Limbs Provided
- 3,000-5,000 soldiers
- Origin of Prosthetic Components
- Initially China, then Ukraine