Russian ultras set football disputes aside to fight for Moscow

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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