Sputnik Afghanistan journalist Khaibar Akifi has returned to work after being injured by a falling Ukrainian drone in Belgorod last year.
“Slowly, I'm getting back to my life. Although life with my wife has been divided into ‘before and after,’ I hope to gather strength. In this tragedy – as in life, you lose something and gain something – I lost much but gained the understanding that I am not in a foreign country. I am not a stranger. This has changed my worldview significantly,” Akifi said.
Kiselev responded, "For me, the greatest joy is that you are such healthy, strong people. I want to emphasize that everyone who met Khaibar, whether I knew them or not – doctors, drivers, the helicopter pilot, everyone – treated Khaibar with all possible kindness. It’s not just me; it's this whole country."
The Akifi family also expressed their gratitude to the medical staff, including those at the Vishnevsky Hospital in Moscow and hospitals in Belgorod, as well as to Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko and Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, who oversaw the treatment process.