Shakhtar Donetsk, one of the most important teams in Ukraine – originally from the Ukrainian city of the same name today under Russian occupation – is no longer just dedicated to playing football. It has also started a series of charitable activities, mainly through projects aimed at helping people severely affected by conflict. wounded soldiers And orphans. The news was first published by the French agency AFP and has been translated into many languages, traveling all over the world.
The information is also of great interest to Spain, and in particular, Barcelona. This is because one of the beneficiaries ukrainian soldier As EL PERIÓDICO of the Prensa Ibérica group learned, he was transferred to the Gutmann Institute with severe brain damage. He arrived on March 20 and will stay for several months in Barcelona, where he hopes to undergo delicate surgery.
Her name vitaliy, 35, was injured during a shelling near Donetsk in August last year. The seriousness of their situation, combined with the reality of the challenges they face with the Ukrainian healthcare system The ongoing war caused Shakhtar to take an interest in him, club sources explained to this newspaper.
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The plan is also to organize the transfer to the same clinic soon. a second soldier. In this incident, near the city of Mariupol, injured and conscious but he can’t move. The other two fighters, who were also part of the project, were sent to other specialized centers. United States of America And Israel. The best option for a sixth soldier is still being evaluated.
The project, explained by Shakhtar sources, is completely team funded It has been made possible thanks to a number of Ukrainian and partly charity matches organized last year to raise funds together with other European clubs. “We’d love to see them added, too. spanish suits or, if not possible, to cooperate in any of our initiatives”, says Yuriy Svyrydov, Shakhtar’s communications director.
Besides the program for the soldiers, Shakhtar has another initiative in Lviv. a home shelter for IDPs, It hosted about 2,000 people. The team also has a project for around thirty orphaned children, more than half of whom have found a new home.