Andriy Buyevych (call sign “Bui”) comes from a military family and is an accountant by education. He joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2014. Andriy is a senior lieutenant of the Special Operations Company, “Iron Wolves” Battalion, part of the 1st Separate Bohun Brigade.

Fate played a complex role in Andriy’s life, as he fought and was severely wounded in the same territories where his grandfather fought during World War II and lost his legs.
Andriy himself was wounded at Chervona Hora, between Bakhmut and Soledar, by a bullet to the head. Despite this, for half an hour, bleeding and with the left side of his body paralyzed, he continued to command the battle via radio with the help of his subordinate.

Andriy’s wife is also a soldier, a senior sergeant in the same division. She was the one who found him wounded, and while pregnant, she pulled him out of the battlefield, saving his life and giving their family a future. She saved the life of the father of their long-awaited child.

Andriy arrived at the clinic bedridden, but he did not intend to give up. His rehabilitation route involved daily sessions of 11 hours, and later, as results began to appear, 6-7 hours a day.
During his recovery, Andriy and his wife Tetiana welcomed the birth of their son. This greatly inspired Andriy to strive for his personal victory—recovery. Andriy was supported by many people through their donations. After 3 months, Andriy was already walking with a cane and could independently take his first walks with his child.

“Despite the doctors’ predictions after the injury, I’m walking on my own two feet with my son. Don’t always believe what you’re told—believe in yourself and in people who believe in what they do,” Andriy wrote upon completing his treatment. “I need a strong state where my son and my family will live.”

Now, Andriy has completed his treatment at Nodus and is taking on a new challenge: pursuing a master’s degree at the Institute of Management and Public Service at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, in the Department of Global and National Security.

 

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