Russian ultras set football disputes aside to fight for Moscow

Name: Russian ultras set football disputes aside to fight for Moscow
Uploaded: 2023-07-21T14:58:24+00:00
Duration: 2 min 24 s
Channel: AFP English
Description: A year after the port city of Mariupol fell to Moscow following a brutal siege, the main football stadium has a huge banner that reads "GLORY TO RUSSIA", with a Russian and Soviet flag flying over it and armed die-hard Russian football fans patrolling the stands. Choosing to put their rivalries aside, these ultras formed the 'Espanola' fighting unit to fight for their nation.

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3 years ago

A year after the port city of Mariupol fell to Moscow following a brutal siege, the main football stadium has a huge banner that reads "GLORY TO RUSSIA", with a Russian and Soviet flag flying over it and armed die-hard Russian football fans patrolling the stands. Choosing to put their rivalries aside, these ultras formed the 'Espanola' fighting unit to fight for their nation.