Shakhtar Donetsk's players train at the NSC Olimpiyskiy stadium before the first soccer match of the Ukrainian Premier League, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
KYIV (Reuters) - As soon as the air raid sirens had stopped, Shakhtar Donetsk's players ran out onto the pitch for their final training session on Monday before Ukraine begins an extraordinary new season of its national soccer league.
As Ukrainian soldiers battle Russian forces in the east and south, Shakhtar are due to play Metalist 1925 from the embattled eastern city of Kharkiv in the opening game of Ukraine's Premier League at 1000 GMT on Tuesday.
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