Well this one had war written all over it. Only thing missing was a Red Arrows flypast.

For starters, Metalist playing in their home city of Kharkiv risks bombs falling during the game without warning. So not much point playing there.

Here in Kyiv, sirens go off well before any cruise missile/Russian rocket hits the city. Most are shot down.

In Kharkiv, close to the border, you take your chances. One guy told me: ‘My friend there says that when they bomb he just goes to sit on the toilet and pray.’

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