ASA Tel Aviv Rugby Club player Vitali Primak has been successfully extracted from Ukraine along with his wife and son. As Israel Hayom first reported on its site, the three landed on Wednesday in Israel after a harrowing ordeal extending three days.
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Primak, 36, had been trying to leave the Ukrainian capital for several days but only on Sunday was he finally able to make the journey with his family to the Slovak border. Part of the problem was that under the new emergency situation in the country, practically all Ukrainian males are barred from leaving the country
Primak, who has been part of Israel's national rugby squad since 2013 and has dual Israeli-Ukrainian citizenship, has refused to let his wife and son travel on their own. After many hours of waiting at the border crossing, he was let through. After crossing the border and traveling by train to Hungary he managed to board a flight to Israel without any luggage. The three received some support but as they have virtually no possessions in Israel, the Israeli Rugby Union has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help him and his family settle in Israel.
Primak is expected to join the national team's boot camp in two weeks, ahead of three major games.
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