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Russia Ukraine War Amputee Football

Video. Ukrainian amputees, many wounded in the war, participated in Ukraine's first “League of the Mighty”

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Organized by Ukraine’s Football Association, it includes six teams of lower-limb amputees and goalkeepers with upper-limb amputations.

Andriy Shevchenko, 2004 Ballon d'Or winner and president of the Association, emphasized the goal of forming a national team for international competition.

With over 100,000 amputees, the initiative promotes rehabilitation and societal integration through football.

Pokrova AMP won the competition.

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