He spent years playing and coaching hockey alongside Russians. Then Putin invaded Ukraine

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A man sits beside a large hockey trophy shaped like a cup that's taller than his head.</p><p>He has smaller war medals lined up in front of him on a table.https://i.cbc.ca/ais/306d488c-5585-4f3e-b8a7-428ddf467e99,1784308569806/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C320%2C5874%2C3304%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="Oleksandr Matviychuk spent most of his hockey career playing and coaching in Ukraine, but signed up to fight after Russia launched its invasion and he was assigned to UKraine's military intelligence agency." width="620" />

Hockey-player-turned-Ukrainian-soldier Oleksandr Matviychuk is recovering after nearly being killed while on a military mission last year.

Plastic surgeons have spent the past year reconstructing his face, one painful surgery at a time.

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