{"id":293559,"date":"2025-11-06T18:05:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/war-on-ice-russias-sports-games-reflect-a-nation-at-war\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T18:05:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:05:19","slug":"war-on-ice-russias-sports-games-reflect-a-nation-at-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/war-on-ice-russias-sports-games-reflect-a-nation-at-war\/","title":{"rendered":"War on Ice: Russia&#8217;s sports games reflect a nation at war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WgJgmx1NhtE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"War on Ice: Russia's sports games reflect a nation at war\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WgJgmx1NhtE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>For 13 years the Russia Sports Forum Games have celebrated traditional sport and competition.<\/p>\n<p>As the war in Ukraine drags on it\u2019s clear the conflict has seeped into every corner of Russian life including its sports.<\/p>\n<p>Sky News visits an ice hockey match played entirely by veterans of the Ukraine war, and captures one of the forum\u2019s newest and most striking additions &#8211; the &#8216;drone games&#8217;. <\/p>\n<p>#russia #icehockey #ukrainewar #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For 13 years the Russia Sports Forum Games have celebrated traditional sport and competition. 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