LNZ Cherkasy Rise from Fourth Tier to European Football Amid Ukraine's War

LNZ Cherkasy, a Ukrainian club that was playing fourth-tier football in 2021, will contest European qualifiers for the first time this week. The rise has come despite the ongoing war with Russia, with striker Mark Assinor describing it as a historic moment and only a starting point for the club. A club climbing from the fourth tier to European competition in four years, in a country at war, is a story with almost no modern equivalent.