During April and May, charitable matches, tournaments, and auctions took place in various regions of Ukraine initiated by regional football associations and supported by the Coordination Center of the UAF. The main goal of these events was to raise funds for the support of soldiers defending Ukraine, internally displaced persons, especially children, and medical workers operating on the frontline.

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Overall, during this period, about 150 charitable matches and tournaments were held in regions where hundreds of people participated—evacuated children from conflict zones, local DYSH and club academy youth players, amateurs, and football veterans. Regional associations also organized charity auctions.

Thanks to the activities of regional football communities, more than 3 million UAH were collected and transferred for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, medical workers, and internally displaced persons. 

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In addition, teams from all regional football associations are actively engaged in volunteer work. This includes organizing the evacuation of children from frontline areas, purchasing and delivering humanitarian aid to families of internally displaced persons, acquiring and delivering equipment and vehicles for military personnel, delivering medicines to medical workers operating on the frontline, and providing support to medical facilities where our defenders receive treatment. 

On behalf of the President of the Ukrainian Football Association, Andriy Pavelka, Head of the UAF Coordination Center, and the entire UAF team, we thank you for your patriotism, active civic position, and contribution to the defense of Ukraine's independence! We continue our joint work towards Ukraine's victory!