Far from home, 10-year-old Ukrainian's dream of soccer stardom lives on

Artem, a compatriot of Danylo plays with a ball during practice with his football team in Vienna, Austria, November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner

VIENNA (Reuters) - Ten-year-old Danylo Astion fled Ukraine with his family soon after Russia invaded but his dream of becoming a soccer star lives on in Vienna, where training for one of Austria's top teams has rekindled his lust for life.

Danylo fled Kyiv in March with his family, taking little more than the clothes on his back, his mother said. After a week at Austria's border with Hungary they arrived in Vienna, where friends had invited them to join them.