Less than three months ago, Osaze De Rosario  was a normal young soccer player trying to make a name for himself in his first season as a professional. After signing a three-year contract last September with FC Rukh Lviv, he made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League shortly before the league’s winter break. When he returned to Lviv following the break, he found himself in the midst of a budding global conflict.

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