Former Ukrainian POWs climb to heal the trauma of Russia’s war | DW Reporter

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Fourteen soldiers and their families spend a week in the Austrian Alps, processing their experiences and sharing quiet moments against the backdrop of steep cliffs. The Mountain Seed Foundation retreat combines mountaineering with trauma therapy, creating space for new strength, community and hope. For the participating war veterans and their families, it is an important step back into everyday life.

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00:00 Intro
00:46 Viktor Ischenko: Report from captivity
04:08 The mountaineering program for former prisoners of war
06:15 Families also suffer
07:54 Natalya: My husband has lost his smile
10:11 Two-year-old Sophia helps her father

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