{"id":217017,"date":"2025-02-08T09:04:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T09:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/veterans-among-growing-number-of-amputee-footballers-in-ukraine-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T09:04:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T09:04:35","slug":"veterans-among-growing-number-of-amputee-footballers-in-ukraine-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/veterans-among-growing-number-of-amputee-footballers-in-ukraine-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans among growing number of amputee footballers in Ukraine | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vHpniXWRXq4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Veterans among growing number of amputee footballers in Ukraine | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vHpniXWRXq4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine is now almost three years old and has transformed life for everyone in the country.<\/p>\n<p>It has killed thousands of civilians and soldiers and created more than 50,000 amputees in the Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Now, for the first time, some of those veterans have an opportunity to play football, with a growing number of clubs specifically for amputees.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Ukraine #Russia #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine is now almost three years old and has transformed life for everyone in the country. 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