"They Forget About The Bombs": Ukrainian Girls' Play Football Amid War

Krystal Kherson were headed for a competition in Mykolaiv, their hometown near the southern frontline that is shelled by Russian forces almost daily.

On an icy morning in southern Ukraine, football coach Vyacheslav Rol shouts to his team over the sound of distant explosions: "Everybody on the bus!"

A group of girls aged between nine and 11 pile in.

Krystal Kherson were headed for a competition in Mykolaiv, some 70 kilometres (43 miles) west of Kherson, their hometown near the southern frontline that is shelled by Russian forces almost daily.