[000:00:00;00] ah, i i this week unworthy stories on the black sea vacationers displays ukraine, refugees on the ball, soccer known as from the vatican. we begin in ukraine. they're hundreds of volunteer fighters from bella. luce are helping to fend off fresh attacks. many of them fled their homeland and 2022 escape dictator lucas shanker. now they are putting their lives in the line in the ukraine. there are no bullets today, but soon these men will be fighting for the future against the russian army in this south. and they are serving in the ukrainian army,

but they're all from bellows. susan, living with them, legs, he joined up 8 years ago after that, my don protests when the conflict in the east start ukraine is on the last 3 countries of the former soviet union. in ukraine had lost its freedom during the my don protest, dollar if they had been repressed and there be no future for the whole region, of course will not be crane. and not for that reason. there are now several $100.00. she fight is in ukraine enough to form a regiment, and he fled their homes in 2020. when fellows dictator, alexander lucas shanker, correct down on huge demonstrations against him. this man who didn't want to be identified by name to part in the protest. no,

we're not usually not. we were hoping to overthrow lucas shanker by piece for me, but our hopes were dashed out and the regime held on the question, could we, my task now is to do everything possible to destroy lucas shanker as regime question mark with a booth new student. the idea is that the bell or russian regime is so closely tied to russia that a defeat for putin would also be defeated shanker fighters, the war. and ukraine is also about the future of their country. and they can't go home until things change. i mean, it took, i put a child with the least of a lifelong imprisonment would await me there. at the worst execution. below they could pin extremism on me for taking part in the protests in 2020. and on top of that, now they charged me as

a mercenary for taking part in the war. i would yell the wire wasn't alexi was injured during the 2nd week of the war. was on a reconnaissance mission in butcher you mind when a shell blew away his leg. for now he trains new recruits waiting for a better prosthetic leg that will enable him to serve closer to the front. again, he says retiring from active duty is not an option. ah, millions of ukrainians have fed their country because of the war. some of them to bulgaria on the black sea around $60000.00 refugees have been accommodated in hotels, but that is now causing disputes. their unit time to get moving again. everyone here fled from ukraine. months ago, now they are being relocated from bulgaria as coast to state facilities across the

country. how long they will stay is unclear nozzle magically. it is very hard with 2 children. there is no where i can just leave them there on the move with me. up until june, about 60000 refugees were staying in these hotels along the bulgarian black sea. but just before the summer season will gary or use the compensation to hotel operators from 20 yours per refugee per day to 8. the director of these hotel complexes. that's not nearly enough to cover their costs. they also to play muscle going business. it's clear, this is our business tourism. so there was no way they could stay on during the summer season. is long. due to lack of seasonal workers, he decided to keep some ukraine in refugee, san carina, and marina put a panko are among those who can stay before the war. they managed

a flower business in hockey. now they are getting trained how to set a lunch table. they fled with their children. there has been seen ukraine could be drafted at any time they say as a chest, now it's hard for us to process everything because we are full of sorrow for our country. national will guerria is in dire need of taurus russian tourists. we're one of the biggest groups of foreign visitors where they are staying away due to sanctions. it's unclear how many welcome but some here are happy that the refugees are now being accommodated elsewhere. for men to so i think we helped enough it is not necessary to help them any more. but the issue of ukrainian refugees is increasingly polarizing will gary in society. there's still a lot of solidarity in the capital. sophia, this demonstration is of coal for health. marina carino know little about the

ongoing debate about their status. they try to provide moments of joy to their children on the other side of the c. u. crane where the war ages on ah, pernix story takes us to latvia to a singer caught between the fronts. latvian artist inter specialist was once a star, russia, that is now over, because now he is singing for peace in ukraine. oh, in touch blue soliz was a star in russia. ah, the latvian singer performed on russian state media and even held concerts in the kremlin. oh, he toured the world's largest country thinking

in russian, celebrating the language and enjoy the company of his russian fans, movies. hello, mr. miller, you still can't fully believe it's all over the dish on that. i might not return may in the next 50 years and i won't have concerts there. ah, the 24th of february changed everything he told us as we visited him in his home studio. ah, the place where from school is creative process begins. for weeks he's been working on a song about the war. oh, finally brucely is speaking out. he's been sharing videos and photos of the war on social media. i. his aim to confront his russian sans with the reality of violence in ukraine. ah,

death and destruction. images that aren't shown on russian state media blue, although his fans and russia have see his posts, many are still not convinced learners problems. it's a paradox. the biggest fans who wrote the most loving comments i have turned in my biggest enemies. so man and they have gone crazy. and they are attacking me as god, not out as my kids, gob. it's a potentially dangerous situation for the sunni's. hooton's propaganda has also played a role in his home country. every 4th person living in latvia is of russian descent. recently, he was verbally assaulted by a passer by in his hometown, intern. soliz wants to change the perspective of his fan swollen some day, he hopes to return to russia and perform again. oh,

maybe even bring his kids as well. but only if it's a new russia one without who to ah, european champion, italy is one of the greatest soccer nations in the world. now the country has added a whole new team. it consists of nuns from the vatican and has big ambitions. soccer is also a women's game. thank god. sister emilia gets the game underway. this is italy's national team of nuns. it sisters against sisters football in the name of the lord. god, i love football because it strengthens the community. i see kong, etc. we're all from different orders, but here we're united as a team and made so and we have one mission on it or gee,

i'm your sister amelia and regina against g 3. okay. sister amelia has been part of the sister's football club for about a year. there are 18 nuns on the team age between 27 and 52. they train every sunday outside rome, but not every one has permission to play. what don't book on us gall alquon as to why they care center that out. unfortunately, there are some orders where the mother superiors have not been shown the light by the holy spirit to santo. some still think it's a sin to wear shorts or to play with a ball because i don't think nuns should show their legs or a lie. so i know for 5 a that a legacy but the sisters know they had the blessing of pope francis by playing football is simply following his appeal to not be old maids, but to engage in society. oh sister amelia lives in

a convent close to the bacon, along with 12 others from her order lady. their mother superior supports their love of the beautiful game he attempted to some mechanical. i've played a lot of football in my life. i was a primary school teacher like 31. yes. my played a lot with school children and the young people in the parish. i thought i can never resist when i see a football quandary. do pardon him, quoted as to what it is to look into to nicky kid i don't catch for the nuns playing. and milan feels almost like a miracle there hoping that the god of football will be on their side for their 3rd match. their coach has complete faith in them in the leukemia they found someone to give them a fresh opportunity please. so unlikely that i think it's opened up a whole new world for them earlier. this is a pedestal morn, but they're facing a team,

a former top 2 players from monta. there'll be no special treatment for the nuns. after a quick prayer, it's time for kick off with the opposition is choose strong with some moss possessions and failing to convert their gold chances. not even divine intervention can save them from losing 15 to one. they take the result and stride for them. it's a joy to take part. ah, guide then jim and which d. w. at any time, any place? losing any video, nevada. we have like

a set of sullens to sing along to download the as the combo t from super months, eat c o. didn't from doing the guy i varied courses, put us into active exercises, are available at d, w dot com slash documented on facebook. oh, in the lan gym and for free d, w. mm. leonardo da vinci's, mysterious masterpiece. this perhaps the greatest leonardo masterpiece in the collection of the louvre and no, it is not the mona lisa. it is the virgin of the rocks, 2 versions, multiple copies, and a hidden drawing. was there another symbolic meaning to this beautiful painting