{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/689f0721aabbc2ace37824e5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Irish Ex-Rugby player Supporting Children with Disabilities on Ukrainian Front Line Opens Up About Horror he has Witnessed - 15/08/2025","description":"<p>Located at the very front line of the war in Ukraine, the port city of ­Kherson appears all but abandoned.</p><p><br></p><p>In the middle of the afternoon, with the sun shining and the temperature a sizzling 33C, there seems to be no trace of the 250,000 inhabitants who were living here when war broke out more than three years ago.</p><p><br></p><p>And yet, life in the south Ukrainian city does go on. Thousands of people ­remain, unwilling or unable to leave their homes. A local theatre still holds performances every Saturday and Sunday.</p><p><br></p><p>Former Munster rugby player Shane Leahy has been to Ukraine more than 40 times since Russia invaded in 2022. He said conditions in Kherson have grown “worse and worse” with each visit.</p><p><br></p><p>Shane joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}