Ukranian paralympian practices his spike when he’s not flying drones over Russian troops

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Dima Melnyk, a Ukrainian soldier on the frontlines who has had a lifelong passion for sports, has qualified to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. “It gives me, athletes, my brothers in arms and Ukrainians the strength to keep moving forward despite all the difficulties,” he says. NBC's Richard Engel reports for TODAY.

DNIPRO, Ukraine — An anti-tank mine for a dumbbell and a tourniquet to help practice his volleyball spikes. On Ukraine’s front lines with Russia, Dmytro Melnyk, 44, has had to improvise as he prepares for the Paralympic Games in Paris.

“It’s an experience that’s hard to forget,” Melnyk said, before confidently adding, “I don’t know what it’s like to win the Olympics, unfortunately. I’m only on my way to that.” While Ukraine’s team failed to qualify for the Tokyo Games four years later, in April Melnyk was given special dispensation to travel to the Chinese city of Dali, where they qualified for Paris.

 

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