The national RECOVERY network, founded by Victor and Olena Pinchuk to support Ukraine’s Security and Defense Forces, continues to expand. A 19th innovative rehabilitation center for Ukraine’s servicemen and servicewomen has opened in Kyiv. Nearly 1,000 military personnel will be able to receive free rehabilitation services here each year.
This is already the fourth RECOVERY center in the Kyiv region, providing high-quality, accessible, and evidence-based rehabilitation care. The RECOVERY project is an example of effective public-private partnership, where philanthropists create innovative rehabilitation centers based within public healthcare institutions.
Victor Pinchuk, founder of the RECOVERY project:
“We are opening the 19th center in the RECOVERY network, and it is truly the most powerful and advanced network of physical rehabilitation centers in the country. Over this time, more than 43,000 of our heroes have already undergone recovery. The philosophy of the project that we launched together with my wife Olena is this: our defenders are fighting for independence on the front line, and if something happens to them, they must know that here we will do everything so they can feel their independence. That is why we are building this network across the country—to thank our heroes and ensure they receive the best possible recovery.”
The center is equipped with innovative equipment that covers the full spectrum of functional impairments, including those caused by gunshot wounds and blast injuries. In particular, virtual reality (VR) systems and biofeedback technologies are used, enabling effective recovery of motor functions and coordination.
Within the treatment and rehabilitation area, the RECOVERY project funded the setup of a physical therapy gym, individual physical rehabilitation rooms, occupational therapy rooms, assistive technology rooms, laser therapy, physiotherapy, massage rooms, as well as offices for a psychotherapist and a speech and language therapist, inclusive restrooms, and technical facilities. The space is fully barrier-free for patients: wide doorways, no thresholds, medical non-slip flooring, handrails in corridors, and accessible sanitary facilities.
The Kyiv city authorities also contributed to the development of the rehabilitation center at the initiative of Mayor Vitali Klitschko, including the creation of a 36-bed inpatient unit.
Recovery is delivered by a multidisciplinary team of specialists, including physicians in physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM), physical therapists and their assistants, an occupational therapist, a speech and language therapist, psychologists, as well as orthotic and prosthetic technicians. The team regularly advances its qualifications and implements modern rehabilitation approaches within the educational track of the RECOVERY project.
Tetiana Osypchuk, Head of the RECOVERY Rehabilitation Center in Kyiv:
“Recovery for military personnel is not only about treating an injury—it is прежде all about the person, their needs, and their goals. That is why a multidisciplinary approach is essential: it allows us to simultaneously address the physical, psychological, and social consequences of war. When a team of specialists works in coordination, it helps not just reduce symptoms, but restore functionality and return our defenders to active life.”
The educational track for specialists is one of RECOVERY’s priorities. The project develops the professional community and provides access to training not only for specialists within the network, but for the entire field of physical rehabilitation. Already, 6,500 medical professionals have participated in educational events. The initiative has also organized international internships in 11 countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, the United States, Finland, Switzerland, and Sweden.
Thanks to high-tech equipment and the expertise of specialists, the centers provide high-quality, accessible, and evidence-based rehabilitation care. RECOVERY’s innovative centers offer free services in Vinnytsia; the Dnipro region (three centers); the Kyiv region (four centers); Lutsk; Lviv; Odesa (two centers); Poltava; Rivne; Khmelnytskyi; Ternopil; Cherkasy; Chernihiv; and Chernivtsi. In total, more than 43,000 patients have already received rehabilitation services within the national RECOVERY network.