It's 4,000 miles from Ukraine - but even this Asian city is part of Russia's war

In Vladivostok, a city on China's and North Korea's border, Russia's war on Ukraine looms large.

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The players have removed their prosthetic legs and are sitting in specially designed sleds. They're using their hockey sticks to propel themselves around the rink.

Dmitry hopes that one day he'll be a Paralympic ice hockey champion.

Making that happen won't be easy. Russian teams were banned from the last Paralympic Games over the war in Ukraine.

And like all his teammates, Dmitry was on the front line.