happy ending.
Israel rugby player Vitaly Primak, who has been living in Kiev, Ukraine for the past few years, managed to escape from his country with his wife and son, as first reported in Israel Today.
The family landed in Israel last night (Wednesday), after a grueling three-day journey.
In recent days, Primak (36) tried to leave Kyiv and only on Sunday night did he manage with his family to make his way from the bombed-out city to the border crossing with Slovakia.
It should be noted that at first he was not allowed to leave the country that requires any man over the age of 18 to enlist in the war.
Vitali, who has played for the team since 2013 and is a player for the ASA Tel Aviv team, was not willing to let his wife and young son go alone, and after many hours at the border, taking advantage of his dual citizenship and intervening, the three managed to cross the border safely. To get to Israel.
Vitaly Primak in the historic game against the UAE a year ago, Photo: Dubain Exile RFC
After a long wait, and a train ride to Hungary, he landed back in Israel, but because he left his property behind and in fact the family made its way to Israel only with the clothes on their bodies, they received quick assistance in the form of a bag with clothes, but the father still lacks money to acclimatize .
In two weeks, Primak will join a training camp for the team's three team games this April against Slovenia (away) and Croatia and Cyprus (home), with the Israeli Rugby Association opening a crowdfund to help the player with his absorption back into Israel.
For donations:
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Meanwhile, in light of the European Rugby Union's decision to remove Russia from international competitions, the Tel Aviv Heat team has been invited to advance to the semi-finals of the Super Cup, which is due to take place in mid-April.
In the European Union, set a time until next Monday to respond to the invitation, when the Israeli Union and the group will examine whether they can meet the high rises that were not expected at all.
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