During a visit to Khmelnytskyi, President of the Ukrainian Football Association and Head of the UAF Coordination Center Andriy Pavelko together with First Vice-President of the UAF Vadym Kostyuchenko held a working meeting with the head of the oblast association Ihor Khilblym, president of FC "Podillya" Yevgen Beiderman, representatives of sports schools and football veterans.

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During the meeting, issues related to the interaction between the UAF Coordination Center, humanitarian hubs, and the local football community regarding support for child refugees, medical personnel, and military personnel defending Ukraine's independence were discussed.

Photo by the press service of the UAF

Later, the leadership of the UAF and the oblast football association met with territorial defense servicemen from Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where Yevgen Beiderman also serves. Andriy Pavelko organized a video call for the soldiers with leaders of Ukraine's national team Andriy Yarmolenko and Andriy Pyatov. "Our military miss football battles. Soon they will be gifted a game by our national team. They are getting ready to cheer them on. And we, the national team and all of Ukraine, cheer for our defending soldiers!" emphasized Andriy Pavelko.