"I can't kneel, but will you marry me?": Ukrainian soldier who lost his legs in war proposes to his beloved – video

Taras Levkovych, a Ukrainian soldier who lost both his legs in the Russo-Ukrainian war, proposed to his girlfriend in Lviv on 29 October – exactly one year after they first met.

Source: Lviv Oblast Police; Unbroken rehabilitation centre

Details: Taras, a senior police sergeant who served in the National Police's KORD special unit, fought in Donetsk Oblast for over a year. He met his girlfriend Viktoriia through TikTok during a break between combat missions.

"He saw a pretty girl and wrote her a message saying 'Hi'. She replied. Later, when Taras was on leave, they met in person and started dating," the Unbroken Centre said.

In August this year, as he was rescuing a wounded brother-in-arms during an assault operation, Taras lost both legs after stepping on a mine. When she heard he had been injured, Viktoriia went to the hospital, and she's been by his side ever since.

Taras believes it was only because of his fiancée that he survived.

"I asked God to let me live. Because if I had died, I don't know how she would have coped," he said.

On 29 October, a year to the day after they first met, Taras proposed to Viktoriia at the Unbroken rehabilitation centre.

"When I was wounded, you became my greatest support. I thank fate for bringing you into my life," Taras said.

"Although I can't kneel, I'm still going to ask you – will you marry me?"

Viktoriia said yes. She admitted that she hadn't expected the proposal and was overwhelmed with happiness.

Previously: Ihor Zobkiv, a Ukrainian serviceman who lost both legs in the Russo-Ukrainian war, proposed to his girlfriend at the foot of Mount Hoverla, the highest mountain in Ukraine.

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