The head of the UAF met with the head of the regional military administration Vyacheslav Chaus, Vitaliy Kovalev, who is helping to restore Chernihiv after the region was liberated from Russian occupiers, and the head of the regional football association Gennadiy Prokopovich.

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During the meeting, issues related to cooperation in providing humanitarian aid to residents of Chernihiv affected by the war and relocating young football players from the region to safer western regions and abroad partner bases were discussed. Also, coordination efforts for the work of the UAF humanitarian hub in Chernihiv, led by Gennadiy Prokopovich, were addressed. Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Gennadiy Volodymyrovych together with colleagues from the regional association organized the evacuation of families with children, delivery of food and first aid items to elderly people and soldiers who defended Chernihiv.

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In Chernihiv, the president of the UAF visited the stadium of FC "Desna," which suffered serious damage from shelling by occupiers. "This dirty thing hit the stadium of FC 'Desna' as well. The stands and administrative building were destroyed, huge craters from shells on the field... We came here to see with our own eyes the extent of the destruction. Regional authorities promise to restore the stadium so that after victory, the city's beloved club can continue playing in the UPL and the Cup of Ukraine. We talked about this later during our meeting with FC 'Desna' president Volodymyr Levyn."

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Later, the head of the UAF also visited the "Youth" stadium together with two heads of OVA and the regional association. "Russian shells fortunately did not reach here. Therefore, students from Andriy Yarmolenko's football school as well as the academy of 'Desna' will be able to continue training here. We presented them new balls," said the head of the Coordination Center.

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Andriy Pavelko also visited the regional hospital led by Andriy Zhidenko, a member of the Executive Committee of the CHOAF. "It was a pleasant mission for us to bring doctors and help unload medicines and various medical supplies. Chernihiv stood firm thanks to brave medics who work here, for which we are very grateful! We wish their patients a speedy recovery and all of us complete victory over Russian fascists!" said the president of the UAF. The medications and medical supplies that the leadership of the UAF delivered to the hospital in Chernihiv were sent as humanitarian aid from Spanish football club "Getafe."