went to the 1st time in his career and that's a really important milestone for him. okay, did you report that alida barrow? thanks for the update. that's all for now. coming up next this sport life. we take a look at ukraine's best humble team, which has been forced to play in germany since the war broke out after the short break. if you want more news, we got, you covered the d, w dot com and d w social media channels. how do you need that? is that d w? i am eddie micah, julia, thanks for watching about. stay tuned for more news at the top of the hour with my colleague, jared ah, every journey is full of surprises. we've gone all out to give you some time with home. i'm in your northern most count

please a 3 times along. still very much alive. d. w, travel, you'll go to the special with recognizes where exactly. it was fun. i learned a lot. our culture history. all their d. w. travel extremely worth a visit with. 000000, i was kicking bought so many people are dying in the wall. it's unbearable. it's very disturbing

. but is your wine? yeah. the soldiers protect our country on the front lines and we use both the site for our country. i mean, this is, i was wanted to since summer 2020 to ukraine's best handled team h. c. motors. parisha has been playing in germany as war rages in their home country. they do battle out on the court. elizabeth discernable is the yearning for my homeland has never gone away for good darla. i miss my country's illness all the time. with lulu de seldorf is where h. c. mote. his apparition have made their home away from home. it's angie cassie's 19th birthday. he's spending it with teammates rather than his family, who are a long way away with the pin was wearing what we miss our country looks cuz it's

the fertile spell abroad and it was kind of the order we were away at times before we had that. not for this long, but he only, it's hard to the law. you miss your hon. your relatives say marry them. i want this war to end soon receive, and every one to be able to go back home moist. alexander carsa is another player who has had to get used to a new home in de seldorf, having spent many months here with his team every day they work hard and not just for the sake of sporting success well versus of been my main job is to show the world that ukraine is strong, the squadron in these difficult times, we have to show the ass spirit comes from the heart. that it's all said. and as athletes, we want to show the whole world that we will represent our country, whatever happens,

or what i some of some of so number tomorrow. but if the lettuce will cream, ah, in july 2022 alexander casa, and his girlfriend, carina, started a new life away from the war. many of their friends and relatives listed in ukraine, florida. so of course, and i miss them all along with of course i'm really worried about all of them. i's question is the minute i tried to keep in touch with them all constantly through the phone and video. cool, sylvester must just, it's good that we have this technology now and you can see your friends and relatives and at least spend time with them this way or russell's name. it's us obviously, are mr. moore. it was for the football seasons was causing. ringback ringback hello, the hello, good to see you. hello. how are you?

not everything is fine here. how are you? up until now everything has been fine. gosh, i guess there is some shooting, but it's quiet. be home. bought the sun, lots of sirens. dark. not at the moment, but a week ago there were attains irons per day. a lot. i notice much, now there are fewer. i hope they've lost some of their determination. british. we hope we can get through this week without any trouble. oh, i'm sure you will. thank you, my dears, will you hear laura uses? i miss you so much on that and we miss you. we can't wait to see you again. i'm good, bye. good bye bye. those are those. it's one of the yeah, this contact helps a lot show proof of his valet. it gives us strength. that inspires us to keep going

up and not think about the things that are happening in my homeland right now. when the dulles expo that while many ukrainians were involved in the war effort fighting for their lives on the front line motors, apparitions, players spent the late summer of 2022 gearing up for their 1st league game in germany. ah, training sessions like this one bring a sense of normality back to the player's lives with that the war is ever present. i think everybody changed because sir we, we, we were to go and when the war started intend to lee was separated. just in the 1st

day, sir, of the water and there are, of course, they're all de ms. sir, get more studious with more thoughts. probably what is going on in the, in the okay. and with mouth. continuous level. keenest has been coaching the team since 2020, but these days he's also had to act as the team psychologist and for young players who came here without their families. the kind of father figure i feeling that we have some mental issue a little bit for a gardening there, there had water about des handled course, of course there there thinks what was going on in agreeance, of course has some, some issue in their plan as heads and there was have to fix it. would mostly,

mostly we are, we understand that we are professionals pivots, demi throw to tunic, has played for h. c motor since 2017. he's one of the most experienced players in the squad and said to almost to the girl a handful completely takes on mine of the situation from leslie. yes, all of you obviously will think about it a lawyer. but hampel still helps us clear our head somehow and during training, somebody say, what about the credit of i am now more might she in dallas you're also is dimitra came to jeremy together with his wife julia and his young daughter, eva mendoza. mutual that also we saw that it was dangerous,

especially for the bay boss marie. awful. the know that when we found out the team would be stationed in germany. well, we were very happy with the come on. that was, it was a lot. so in my me, it's essential that my family is here, so it's, it's difficult to play anywhere without my family. and in this year i've relatives a close by buddy. it's much easier about the lecture with when he's not training the young family often find themselves at the play grounds when i'm here etha can play without a care in the world. what. what baba yeah. oh really? b garvin than to those, nor will you read the news every day and worry about your relatives and loved ones who they are taught in germany. we have everything. so the only thing you can do is

worry about your relatives and parents. yes. but because of everything that's happening in our country, assigning the guilt room is the time has come, the team from ukraine have their 1st match. their kits arrived from back home a few days earlier, just in time. ah, some sans have also come to cheer on the team in that country with vigor. a foreign side participating in a german competition is a new phenomenon. in may 2022, the german handball league received the request and quickly decided the team from zakiria would be brought into the set up. there were no objections from the other teams in the league. they stayed true to the motto, han bowlers help pan bolus. the game against by

a door madden is tense. the ukrainians are behind. but battling dome ogden all the way they're competing well and are able to show off best strength is the sight to behold for carina. watching the game from up in the stands in the in though the team from ukraine falls to a 3328 defeats a

poor sport helps people calm their morning resume. unfortunately, it doesn't always go how we like it. if something happens at home, of course you can only think about garage. i also wanted to talk equity was boon was which i know gracious to class. adama tapers, general potter dumas. the handle season generally didn't go the way the team would have liked motor found themselves struggling in the lower side of the table. but away from the court, he can relax with carina. ah, even if sport sometimes feels a world away, war, friends and family back in ukraine are always on their minds. returned the of course into us. the 2 io. and of course, i'm always home saying that all the time causing us, it's very difficult when you leave abroad without your family law. quoted on this

for you, you're always sad from you. always worrying about the well being of your parents and friends. roberson throws barajo whiskey of lucy. do you see with the war ongoing h. c. motors, apparitions, mission continues. they're fighting on the handle coats of germany to make sure ukraine is not forgotten. as nissan lee muffin, but our big hope is that the war and use of the king chose rena. that's a most important thing for sure. so don't worry too crazy. that's what ukrainians are thinking about a possibility. so hoping that it will end as quickly as possible and people can go back to their old lives, louisa jakes, it will i

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