On Thursday, July 14, the Coordination Headquarters and Humanitarian Hub of the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) in Dnipro visited the main office of the Pension Fund of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk region, which since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion has become a shelter for many Ukrainian families who were forced to leave their homes and evacuate from neighboring regions affected by hostilities.

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In four and a half months since the start of the war, Dnipro has already taken in over one hundred thousand internally displaced persons. The Pension Fund of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk region accommodated 180 employees from Luhansk, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions, lending support to colleagues during difficult times.

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First Vice President of the UAF and coordinator of the Dnipro hub Alan Plyev, Vice President of the UAF Yuri Pochotnyi, head of the Football Association of Dnipropetrovsk region Viktor Andrukhiv, former football players Oleksandr Hrytsai and Mladen Bartulovic thanked the director of the office Yurii Kozak for his compassion and exemplary example of caring for people. They also supported displaced families with food supplies, hygiene products, and necessities.

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To children, football guests brought sweets and traditional gifts from the national association—football balls.