Larking around between a set of makeshift goalposts on a rough patch of ground, this could be any normal family kickabout.
But the moment the ball accidentally strays into the surrounding long grass, this game could quickly turn deadly.
Because brothers Valera, 13, Kyrylo, 11, and nine-year-old Oleh are among families returning to their homes on what was once the front line in Russia ’s invasion of Ukraine.