#UK
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![Children wearing Soviet-era uniforms at the Savur-Mohyla memorial in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine on May 8, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "UK Sanctions 85 Russian Individuals and Entities Over Forced Deportation of Ukrainian Children")
![Royal Navy RFA Tideforce and a Wildcat helicopter (not pictured) shadow a Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich (front) in the Channel, April 2026. (Source: Royal Navy)]( "Royal Navy RFA Tideforce and a Wildcat helicopter (not pictured) shadow a Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich (front) in the Channel, April 2026. (Source: Royal Navy)")
![A portrait of a soldier from the “Taifun” unmanned aerial vehicle unit holding a new model “Marsianin” attack drone on April 7, 2026, in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A portrait of a soldier from the “Taifun” unmanned aerial vehicle unit holding a new model “Marsianin” attack drone on April 7, 2026, in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![football fans Crystal Palace Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine support]( "“Fuck Putin, We Love Ukraine”: Palace and Shakhtar Fans Unite in London")
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![Jessica_daly]( "Photo of Jess Daly")
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As Shakhtar Donetsk and Crystal Palace prepare to step onto the pitch in London, May 7, the game tells a bigger story. Speaking to two British voices embedded in Ukrainian football, one thing is clear: football is more than sport; it is solidarity, stretching from the UK to Ukraine.
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-46f6afa2f66d31ff3df8ea1a8f5524ec.jpg "Photo of Jess Daly")