For Ukrainian volleyball player and infantry officer Dmytro Melnyk, coming to Paris to compete at the Paralympic Games has come at a cost. He had to leave behind his platoon of 35 soldiers on the front lines of the war against Russia. Unable to call them for news because “they’re in the middle of hell” and unreachable from France, he says all he can do is hope there will still be 35 of them when he gets back.Video above: Former NH governor helps deliver 37K pounds of aid to war-torn Ukrainian villagesSuch is the heart-wrenching situation for Ukraine’s delegation of 141 athletes who are trying to remain focused on the chase for medals even as the Russian onslaught on their country means their minds are often elsewhere. Some tell themselves that they are doing their bit for the national cause by keeping Ukraine in the news with their sporting exploits. …
