29 November 2022
![Men connect a homemade light with a battery to illuminate the pitch ahead of a soccer game during a blackout in Irpin](/assets/images/irpin/8562642756446737.jpg)
Men connect a homemade light with a battery to illuminate the pitch ahead of a soccer game during a blackout in Irpin, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. For soccer lovers in Ukraine, Russia's invasion and the devastation it has wrought have created uncertainties about both playing the sport and watching it. For Ukrainians these days, soccer trails well behind mere survival in the order of priorities.
— Photo by Andrew Kravchenko / AP Photo
![Players prepare for a soccer game during a blackout in Irpin](/assets/images/irpin/7298929923436436.jpg)
Players prepare for a soccer game during a blackout in Irpin, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.
— Photo by Andrew Kravchenko / AP Photo
![Men take part in a soccer game during a blackout in Irpin](/assets/images/irpin/8388254826743427.jpg)
Men take part in a soccer game during a blackout in Irpin, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.
— Photo by Andrew Kravchenko / AP Photo
![Student Ivan Mahyrovskyi, 16, controls the ball in a soccer game during a blackout in Irpin](/assets/images/irpin/7229367574947922.jpg)
Student Ivan Mahyrovskyi, 16, controls the ball in a soccer game during a blackout in Irpin, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.
— Photo by Andrew Kravchenko / AP Photo
![A goal is scored as people play in a soccer game during a blackout in Irpin](/assets/images/irpin/7833645899244774.jpg)
A goal is scored as people play in a soccer game during a blackout in Irpin, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.
— Photo by Andrew Kravchenko / AP Photo
![Hlib Kuian changes after a soccer game during a blackout in Irpin](/assets/images/irpin/4655223423397779.jpg)
Hlib Kuian, 21, changes after a soccer game during a blackout in Irpin, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.
— Photo by Andrew Kravchenko / AP Photo