Lviv Refugee Kids Soccer USAGM
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- Lviv Refugee Kids Soccer USAGM
- June 1, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: Lviv Refugee Kids Soccer Oshchudlyak HEADLINE: Football academies in Lviv, Ukraine, coach refugee kids for free TEASER: PUBLISHED AT: 6/1/2022 AT 9am BYLINE: Omelyan Oshchudlyak CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Lviv, Ukraine VIDEOGRAPHER: Yuriy Dankevych VIDEO EDITOR: Yuriy Dankevych SCRIPT EDITORS: KE; BR VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA (Story Hunter), see courtesies PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB X TV X RADIO __ TRT: 3:17 VID APPROVED BY: Reifenrath TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRO:)) [[With hundreds of thousands of displaced Ukrainians living in and outside the western city of Lviv, local football (soccer) academies opening their doors to refugee kids to help them take their minds off the war. Details from reporter Omelyan Oshchudlyak ((O-me-lia-n O-sch-ud-lia-k)) in Lviv. ]] ((NARRATION)) Ten-year-old Tymofiy Sliusar tries to keep fit. His previous coach just sent him a video of Mariupol stadium, now destroyed by Russian shelling, where their Dnipro-based team use to compete. ((Tymofiy Sliusar, Refugee From Dnipro Region)) “We took second place there. Lost in the final against Mariupol. ((Svitlana Sliusar, Refugee From Dnipro Region ((in Ukrainian) )) “Beautiful stadium, wasn’t it?" ((Tymofiy Sliusar, Refugee From Dnipro Region )) “There was a roof, and now it's all collapsed.” ((NARRATION)) In early March, they left their native town on the outskirts of Dnipro and traveled by train to the west, escaping advancing Russian forces. Timofiy and his mother, Svitlana, feel comfortable in Lviv for the moment unless there are airstrikes. They attend football practices three times a week together. ((NATS Pop Up)) Timofiy has been playing football since he was very young. ((Svitlana Sliusar, Refugee From Dnipro Region ((in Ukrainian) )) “Once he turned 1 year old, he fell in love with the ball. We had balls instead of toys. The game means everything to him. // We attended training every day. And even on Sunday morning. ((COURTESY: still images provided by Svitlana Sliusar)) Except for Saturday. On Saturday we had tournaments.” ((NARRATION)) This well-maintained stadium in Lviv with brand-new artificial turf is a place where local kids practice. Several of Lviv’s football academies, such as the famous professional club Karpaty, invited children from displaced families to join practices for free. ((Andriy Shandor, FC Karpaty Lviv Football Academy)) ((in Ukrainian) )) “We had over 45 children a week ago. Children from the east of Ukraine and the Kherson region remain. Now the outflow is starting a bit because Kyiv residents are returning home.” ((Roman Tolochko, Former FC Karpaty Lviv Player)) ((in Ukrainian) )) “Usually, a lot of parents attend practices together with the children. As far as I can tell, they like it. We can’t turn away anyone.” ((NARRATION)) Mark Kvasha arrived in Lviv from war-torn Severodonetsk. Mark’s family moved to an industrial bomb shelter at a nitrogen plant, where they stayed for three weeks before evacuating. Playing football helps him to fight anxiety caused by uncertainty. ((Mark Kvasha, Refugee From Severodonetsk (in Ukrainian) )) “In the bomb shelter and at home, I just sat, lay, and did nothing. I wanted to play, and here I finally was able to. It helps a lot to ease your mind.” ((NARRATION)) Professional football season in Ukraine was scheduled to restart in early March. But now stadiums in Mariupol, Chernihiv, and many smaller arenas have been destroyed by shelling. ((Courtesy: images provided by Yuriy Nazarkevych )) Several of the active and former football players joined the Ukrainian army, or territorial defense units, and went to the front lines. ((Roman Tolochko, Former FC Karpaty Lviv Player)) ((in Ukrainian))) “Our own Artur Hrytsenko, who played for Karpaty, ((Courtesy: images from Artur Hrytsenko archive)) was killed in action. I knew him very well. It shocked me deeply. /// “He lived in France but came back home to fight. People are dying … well, at least they are dying for their country. It is clear to me we will win.” ((NARRATION)) According to UNICEF, some three million Ukrainian children have been displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and require assistance. ((Omelyan Oshchudlyak, for VOA News, Lviv, Ukraine))
- Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: Lviv Refugee Kids Soccer Oshchudlyak HEADLINE: Football academies in Lviv, Ukraine, coach refugee kids for free TEASER: PUBLISHED AT: 6/1/2022 AT 9am BYLINE: Omelyan Oshchudlyak CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Lviv, Ukraine VIDEOGRAPHER: Yuriy Dankevych VIDEO EDITOR: Yuriy Dankevych SCRIPT EDITORS: KE; BR VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA (Story Hunter), see courtesies PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB X TV X RADIO __ TRT: 3:17 VID APPROVED BY: Reifenrath TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRO:)) [[With hundreds of thousands of displaced Ukrainians living in and outside the western city of Lviv, local football (soccer) academies opening their doors to refugee kids to help them take their minds off the war. Details from reporter Omelyan Oshchudlyak ((O-me-lia-n O-sch-ud-lia-k)) in Lviv. ]] ((NARRATION)) Ten-year-old Tymofiy Sliusar tries to keep fit. His previous coach just sent him a video of Mariupol stadium, now destroyed by Russian shelling, where their Dnipro-based team use to compete. ((Tymofiy Sliusar, Refugee From Dnipro Region)) “We took second place there. Lost in the final against Mariupol. ((Svitlana Sliusar, Refugee From Dnipro Region ((in Ukrainian) )) “Beautiful stadium, wasn’t it?" ((Tymofiy Sliusar, Refugee From Dnipro Region )) “There was a roof, and now it's all collapsed.” ((NARRATION)) In early March, they left their native town on the outskirts of Dnipro and traveled by train to the west, escaping advancing Russian forces. Timofiy and his mother, Svitlana, feel comfortable in Lviv for the moment unless there are airstrikes. They attend football practices three times a week together. ((NATS Pop Up)) Timofiy has been playing football since he was very young. ((Svitlana Sliusar, Refugee From Dnipro Region ((in Ukrainian) )) “Once he turned 1 year old, he fell in love with the ball. We had balls instead of toys. The game means everything to him. // We attended training every day. And even on Sunday morning. ((COURTESY: still images provided by Svitlana Sliusar)) Except for Saturday. On Saturday we had tournaments.” ((NARRATION)) This well-maintained stadium in Lviv with brand-new artificial turf is a place where local kids practice. Several of Lviv’s football academies, such as the famous professional club Karpaty, invited children from displaced families to join practices for free. ((Andriy Shandor, FC Karpaty Lviv Football Academy)) ((in Ukrainian) )) “We had over 45 children a week ago. Children from the east of Ukraine and the Kherson region remain. Now the outflow is starting a bit because Kyiv residents are returning home.” ((Roman Tolochko, Former FC Karpaty Lviv Player)) ((in Ukrainian) )) “Usually, a lot of parents attend practices together with the children. As far as I can tell, they like it. We can’t turn away anyone.” ((NARRATION)) Mark Kvasha arrived in Lviv from war-torn Severodonetsk. Mark’s family moved to an industrial bomb shelter at a nitrogen plant, where they stayed for three weeks before evacuating. Playing football helps him to fight anxiety caused by uncertainty. ((Mark Kvasha, Refugee From Severodonetsk (in Ukrainian) )) “In the bomb shelter and at home, I just sat, lay, and did nothing. I wanted to play, and here I finally was able to. It helps a lot to ease your mind.” ((NARRATION)) Professional football season in Ukraine was scheduled to restart in early March. But now stadiums in Mariupol, Chernihiv, and many smaller arenas have been destroyed by shelling. ((Courtesy: images provided by Yuriy Nazarkevych )) Several of the active and former football players joined the Ukrainian army, or territorial defense units, and went to the front lines. ((Roman Tolochko, Former FC Karpaty Lviv Player)) ((in Ukrainian))) “Our own Artur Hrytsenko, who played for Karpaty, ((Courtesy: images from Artur Hrytsenko archive)) was killed in action. I knew him very well. It shocked me deeply. /// “He lived in France but came back home to fight. People are dying … well, at least they are dying for their country. It is clear to me we will win.” ((NARRATION)) According to UNICEF, some three million Ukrainian children have been displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and require assistance. ((Omelyan Oshchudlyak, for VOA News, Lviv, Ukraine))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date June 1, 2022 10:16 EDT
- Byline Omelyan Oshchudlyak
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America