Leaders of the Ukrainian Vbet League, Donetsk's "Shakhtar" and Kyiv's "Dynamo," continue their charitable tours during which they play friendly matches against European clubs. The main goal of these events is to raise funds for humanitarian aid for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people suffering as a result of Russian aggression.

This time, "Shakhtar" visited Istanbul where it met with the local "Fenerbahçe." Miners took the field wearing jerseys with a tribute to four-year-old Alisa, who has been hiding in Mariupol's bomb shelter since the beginning of the war. With this initiative, Donetsk's club also wanted to remind the world community that over 200 Ukrainian children have already died as a result of Russian military aggression.

The playing kits of players from both teams featured the flag of Ukraine with the message "Football for Peace." The match began with a minute of silence in memory of war casualties.

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As for the game itself, the hosts proved to be stronger — 1:0. Among Shakhtar's players were those called up by Oleksandr Petrakov for the upcoming national team training camp: Andriy Pyatov, Mykola Matviyenko, Valeri Bondar, Yurym Konoplya, Taras Stepanenko, Mykhailo Mudryk.

Upcoming for the miners are two more charitable matches. The next one is on April 26 against Italian "Spezia," where Ukrainian national team half-back Viktor Kovalenko plays.

Shakhtar's Charitable Match Calendar

09.04 "Olympiacos" (Greece) — "Shakhtar" (Ukraine) — 1:0

14.04 "Lechia" (Poland) — "Shakhtar" (Ukraine) — 2:3

19.04 "Fenerbahçe" (Turkey) — "Shakhtar" (Ukraine) — 1:0

26.04 "Spezia" (Italy) — "Shakhtar" (Ukraine)

01.05 "Hajduk" (Croatia) — "Shakhtar" (Ukraine)

In turn, "Dynamo" arrived in Cluj-Napoca, Romania to play a charitable match against the local CFR. The game attracted a large number of supporters, most of whom are refugees from Ukraine. According to UN data, already over 700 thousand Ukrainians have moved to Romania, which is the second country in terms of the number of accepted forced migrants. For citizens of Ukraine, entry to the stadium was free.

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Children who were rescued in Romania from the horrors of war were brought onto the field. Players from both teams took to the pitch with Ukrainian flags, while referees wore special shirts dedicated to the match. Before the starting whistle, the national anthems of Ukraine and Romania were performed, followed by a minute's silence for those killed during the war.

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The match itself ended in a 0-0 draw. Among those who participated were national team players: Georgiy Bushchan, Oleksandr Karavaev, Illia Zabarnyi, Oleksandr Syrota, Danylo Popov, Serhiy Sydorchuk, Viktor Tsygankov, Mykola Shaparenko, Denys Harmash, Artem Besedin, as well as forward of "Dnipropetrovsk-1" Artem Dovbik, who is temporarily with the Kyivans.

Upcoming for Dynamo are two more friendlies, and their next match will be against Dortmund's "Borussia" on April 26.

Dynamo's Charitable Match Calendar

12.04 "Legia" (Poland) — "Dynamo" (Ukraine) — 1:3

14.04 "Galatasaray" (Turkey) — "Dynamo" (Ukraine) — 1:3

20.04 CFR (Romania) — "Dynamo" (Ukraine) — 0:0

26.04 "Borussia" D (Germany) — "Dynamo" (Ukraine)

28.04 "Dynamo" Z (Croatia) — "Dynamo" (Ukraine)