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Champions League: Ukrainian fans feel at home and aim to raise awareness of their country in Germany

For Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion, a soccer stadium can feel like a home from home. Unable to play at its actual home because of the war, Ukrainian champion Shakhtar Donetsk is playing its Champions League home games in the German city of Hamburg this season, starting with a 3-1 loss to Porto on Tuesday. Ukrainian supporters said it was a chance to raise awareness of Ukraine and provided a sense of community against the backdrop of the war. “We have a difficult situation but despite that we come and show support because we are very proud of our team,” Valentyna Sushko, who is from the city of Kharkiv in north-eastern Ukraine and has been living in Hamburg since shortly after the invasion last year, told The Associated Press. “I would like to say thank you to Hamburg for g...