Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost one leg during an anti-coup protest, sits in his wheelchair at his home on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, April 24, 2021. The bullet that hit Ko Phyo severed three arteries. The soldier who fired the shot removed it with a knife, and a local policeman he knew took him to a military hospital, a journey that took more than two hours, he said. "I started feeling the pain and I couldn't bear it. I told them to cut off my leg immediately. They cut it on the seventh day." REUTERS/Stringer SEARCH "PHYO YANGON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. 

Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost one leg during an anti-coup protest, shows a photograph of himself and his friends on his phone taken during an anti-coup protest, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, May 4, 2021. Ko Phyo says he joined the nationwide protest movement in the biggest city, Yangon, acting as a guard trying to protect demonstrators from security forces during daily pro-democracy marches and strikes. "We ran away because we didn't want to get arrested and beaten," he said, recalling a day in early March when he was cornered as police and a soldier advanced. "Then they started shooting, I was shot in the leg, and fell on the ground." REUTERS/Stringer SEARCH "PHYO YANGON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost one leg during an anti-coup protest, prepares to take a shower at his home on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, April 24, 2021. The bullet that hit Ko Phyo severed three arteries. The soldier who fired the shot removed it with a knife, and a local policeman he knew took him to a military hospital, a journey that took more than two hours, he said. "I started feeling the pain and I couldn't bear it. I told them to cut off my leg immediately. They cut it on the seventh day." REUTERS/Stringer SEARCH "PHYO YANGON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost one leg during an anti-coup protest, prepares to take a shower with his two-year-old son Paing Phyo Oo at his home on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, April 24, 2021. "I feel terrible when he asked, 'Dad, where's your leg?'," Ko Phyo said. "So, I replied, 'A dog's eaten my leg but it will grow later.' And he still believes it." REUTERS/Stringer SEARCH "PHYO YANGON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost one leg during an anti-coup protest, and his two-year-old son Paing Phyo Oo watch a cartoon at his home on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, April 24, 2021. Concern about the future of his son drove Ko Phyo to join the anti-junta protests and gave him motivation to recover faster and leave hospital after 12 days, he said. "All protesters out there are fighting for the next generations ... The military is supposed to protect its own people, but they are killing us instead." "We must keep fighting," Ko Phyo said. "We must win this revolution to bring justice for fallen souls." REUTERS/Stringer SEARCH "PHYO YANGON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost one leg during an anti-coup protest, sits in his wheelchair inside his home on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, April 24, 2021. Ko Phyo has been learning to become mobile in a wheelchair in his three-room home and uses crutches when outdoors to deal with the uneven roads and paths that run between the green fields of his Yangon township. REUTERS/Stringer SEARCH "PHYO YANGON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost one leg during an anti-coup protest, locks his home as he stands with crutches on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, May 4, 2021. Ko Phyo has been learning to become mobile in a wheelchair in his three-room home and uses crutches when outdoors to deal with the uneven roads and paths that run between the green fields of his Yangon township. REUTERS/Stringer SEARCH "PHYO YANGON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost one leg during an anti-coup protest, walks on a street with his two-year-old son Paing Phyo Oo as they head to his home on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, May 22, 2021. "I feel terrible when he asked, 'Dad, where's your leg?'," Ko Phyo said. "So, I replied, 'A dog's eaten my leg but it will grow later.' And he still believes it." REUTERS/Stringer SEARCH "PHYO YANGON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost one leg during an anti-coup protest, takes a shower with his two-year-old son Paing Phyo Oo at his home on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, May 22, 2021. Concern about the future of his son drove Ko Phyo to join the anti-junta protests and gave him motivation to recover faster and leave hospital after 12 days, he said. "All protesters out there are fighting for the next generations ... The military is supposed to protect its own people, but they are killing us instead." "We must keep fighting," Ko Phyo said. "We must win this revolution to bring justice for fallen souls." REUTERS/Stringer SEARCH "PHYO YANGON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost one leg during an anti-coup protest, covers his leg with a plastic bag as he takes a shower at his home on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, April 24, 2021. The bullet that hit Ko Phyo severed three arteries. The soldier who fired the shot removed it with a knife, and a local policeman he knew took him to a military hospital, a journey that took more than two hours, he said. "I started feeling the pain and I couldn't bear it. I told them to cut off my leg immediately. They cut it on the seventh day." REUTERS/Stringer SEARCH "PHYO YANGON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost one leg during an anti-coup protest, looks to buy a toy for his son at a shop on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, May 22, 2021. Ko Phyo has been learning to become mobile in a wheelchair in his three-room home and uses crutches when outdoors to deal with the uneven roads and paths that run between the green fields of his Yangon township. REUTERS/Stringer SEARCH "PHYO YANGON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost one leg during an anti-coup protest, talks to his two-year-old son Paing Phyo Oo at his home on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, May 22, 2021. "I feel terrible when he asked, 'Dad, where's your leg?'," Ko Phyo said. "So, I replied, 'A dog's eaten my leg but it will grow later.' And he still believes it." REUTERS/Stringer SEARCH "PHYO YANGON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES REUTERS/Stringer SEARCH "PHYO YANGON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost one leg during an anti-coup protest, prepares to leave with and his two-year-old son Paing Phyo Oo, at his home on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, May 22, 2021. Concern about the future of his son drove Ko Phyo to join the anti-junta protests and gave him motivation to recover faster and leave hospital after 12 days, he said. "All protesters out there are fighting for the next generations ... The military is supposed to protect its own people, but they are killing us instead." "We must keep fighting," Ko Phyo said. "We must win this revolution to bring justice for fallen souls." REUTERS/Stringer SEARCH "PHYO YANGON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost one leg during an anti-coup protest, shows a tattoo of his two-year-old son Paing Phyo Oo at his home on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, May 22, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer SEARCH "PHYO YANGON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost one leg during an anti-coup protest, plays a video game with his mobile phone at his home on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, May 4, 2021. Ko Phyo says he joined the nationwide protest movement in the biggest city, Yangon, acting as a guard trying to protect demonstrators from security forces during daily pro-democracy marches and strikes. "We ran away because we didn't want to get arrested and beaten," he said, recalling a day in early March when he was cornered as police and a soldier advanced. "Then they started shooting, I was shot in the leg, and fell on the ground." REUTERS/Stringer SEARCH "PHYO YANGON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Crutches belonging to Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost one leg during an anti-coup protest, are seen inside his bedroom on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, May 22, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer SEARCH "PHYO YANGON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES