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Over three-and-a-half years into Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbour, Kyiv is also under pressure on the battlefield as Russia's offensive grinds forward.

On his first return to England since leaving as a child, the 21-year-old Spencer was shocked by the cold and by the county grind.

“The one thing that many politicians of both parties have learned is that there is an opportunity to grind it out, to ride the storm out,” Madden said.

Ukraine, which did not comment on the incident, has sought to punch back against its neighbour as the war grinds through its fourth year.

"Why can't everyone else? This is to everyone in the sport. Keep grinding, keep going. If you work hard enough and with a little bit of luck it will come."