⚽ Shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, some of the tens of thousands of Russians and Ukrainians who scrambled to safety in the South Caucasus nation of Georgia clubbed together to form an amateur football league called Footbilisi
More than a year on, Footbilisi now includes around 700 amateur footballers, drawing together Georgians, Russians, Ukrainians and foreigners from further afield. Regulars say the league's sense of solidarity has helped them cope with fleeing their homes.
"We found ourselves in new environment with unfamiliar language for most. New society with its own ways, its own look on life." Offering visa-free entry to Russians, Ukrainians and other nationalities, Georgia became one of the top refuges for emigres fleeing war, conscription and repression in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.
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