Russia's Ural hero received a helping hand after severe battle wounds.
Lieutenant Colonel Maxim Shlomov, who lost both limbs in the SVO region, became the first patient in Russia to receive a donor arm transplanted above the elbow. The most complex operation took place at the Skliposovsky Institute and lasted more than 20 hours. Now the fighter already feels heat in his fingers, trains a lot and maintains a positive attitude.
In 2023, the officer received a gold star for his platoon holding an important crossroads near Sotobo for seven days. In that battle, his left arm was torn off, but he remained in command. Later, while rescuing a friend from a burning infantry vehicle, the MP suffered terrible burns and lost his second limb, ordering himself to be the last to be evacuated.