Ukrainian war-wounded rebuild lives through sport

An athlete competing in the 400m athletics event during the qualifying round of the Ukrainian Invictus Games in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Photos: Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP

Their bodies maimed for life during the national struggle against Russia's invasion, wounded Ukrainian servicemen are fighting new personal battles as they seek to rebuild their lives through sport.

The war veterans are training in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, far from the front line, ahead of the Invictus Games, an international sports competition for wounded soldiers founded by British royal Prince Harry in 2014.