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Shakhtar Donetsk, Dynamo Kyiv's Brazilian Players in Ukraine Make Public Plea for Help

Players with their wives and children recorded a video, asking for aid.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 24, 2022

13 Brazilian footballers appeal for help to leave Ukraine after seeking refuge in hotel

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has left a group of Brazilian footballers, who play for Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv, trapped inside a hotel in the country

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2022

Galaxy star Douglas Costa's career began in Ukraine. Now he fears for his former home.

LOS ANGELES — Douglas Costa knew little more than joy and accomplishment during the six seasons he played soccer in Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 23, 2022