FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine's most successful soccer team, can do little to stop that carnage. Two other amputee teams have been formed in Ukraine since last year but Shakhtar is the only professional club that has one. Engaging in sports, being on a team, working together toward a mutual goal, having to rely on teammates would be really incredible for trauma recovery and trauma healing." Shakhtar Donetsk, for example, the 15-time champion of the Ukrainian Premier League, hasn't played a true home game in a decade. So far they've only been able to welcome 15 players, all men, onto their amputee team, which is based in Kyiv.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 17, 2024 09:49 UTC