Valentyn Oleksiienko, a war veteran and head of the Veteran PRO veterans’ space in Bucha, has opened an exhibition of his own paintings. He paints them with the wheels of his wheelchair.

This was reported by the Bucha City Council.

Oleksiienko started painting after a severe spinal injury, while undergoing rehabilitation at the UNBROKEN centre in Lviv. He developed his own technique together with Lviv artist Zirka Savka.

In October 2025 one of his works was entered in the National Register of Records of Ukraine as the first painting made in this way.

What is on show

The exhibition features four works: Dance of Good and Evil, Shared Rhythm, which he created together with Zirka Savka, and two parts of the Chaotic Path series.

The paintings can be seen at the Veteran PRO space at 104-B Kyievo-Myrotska Street. Valentyn Oleksiienko tells visitors himself how each canvas was created.

The city council showed what the works look like:

As a reminder, a specialist at Veteran PRO helps veterans with documents and benefits.

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