Name: Soldier who lost limb takes part in Ukraine's Dancing with the Stars | BBC News
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A Christmas holiday special, Ukraine's Dancing with the Stars.

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Held for the first time since the Russian invasion, a show meant to entertain has become a mark of resilience.

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No longer just a competition, now a charity event for veterans to heal their scars of war, which are visible to all.

Rusa Danolkina performs a passionate opus, moving gracefully and undeterred by her prosthetic.

She joined the military after Russia's invasion, fighting on the front lines.

When she lost her leg at 19, an enemy drone spotted us.

It was a cluster bomb that scattered fragments.

I was immediately left without a limb, no longer able to serve on the front lines.

Rusya advocates for others like her learning to live without a limb.

But I know what it is like to live with an amputation, and

I know how important every centimeter of your limb is.

No matter how cool and expensive the prosthesis is, it will never replace your limb in life.

St. Sophia's Square, complete with libations and family selfies trying to bring lightness to the season.

It's the holidays, generally a time for celebration.

But Ukraine is still a country at war, and there are signs of it everywhere.

Just on the other side of the square, a demonstration, signs calling for those imprisoned by Russia to be brought home.

It feels surreal because, you know, when you look at this side, you see a beautiful Christmas tree.

You look in front of you and you see people who are talking about their relatives being tortured in Russian captivity.

As a Ukrainian soldier, Valeri is acutely aware that his daughter only knows war.

It is important to maintain a festive atmosphere.

So my child grows up without thinking that we have a constant war, so that there is less psychological trauma for her.

We try to show her that there is a holiday.

There is some fun garlands and a Christmas tree.

Nearly four years since the invasion, and

Ukrainians can only hope this is the last Christmas in a time of war.