FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - International Friendly - Ukraine v Bahrain - Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv, Ukraine - May 23, 2021 Ukraine players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
(Reuters) - Ukraine's conflict with Russia has not hindered their national team's qualification for Euro 2020 as Andriy Shevchenko's side target the knockout rounds for the first time.
Kyiv and Moscow have traded blame for escalating clashes in eastern Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces have fought pro-Russian separatists since 2014 in a conflict that Kyiv says has killed 14,000 people.
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