Fans of the football club "Tavria" collected 88 thousand hryvnia to help the military from the Crimea, who serve in the east of Ukraine. As reported in the comments of Crimea. Realities the vice-president of the Football Federation of Crimea Oleg Komunyar, collected funds during the year.

"We released a number of volunteer boxes and agreed with the owners of the establishments (Krimska perepichka, Budmo, Krimskiy dill), so that they put up. All owners of establishments are Crimeans who have moved to the mainland, "commented Komunyar.

He said that the aid will be provided to 20 Crimean military men, as well as to one Feodosiya separate battalion of marines.

According to Komunyar, "ultras" will not abandon the initiative and will continue to raise funds.

Since August 2016 the work of the Football Federation of Crimea on the mainland of Ukraine has been resumed.

Simferopol football club "Tavria" in 2016 included in the Championship of Ukraine among amateurs. The main coach of the team appointed Sergei Shevchenko, club president - Sergey Kunitsyn.

In November 2016, the football club "Tavria" (Simferopol), revived on the mainland of Ukraine, submitted an application to the Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU) for participation in the certification procedure of professional football clubs for the 2017-2018 season.

Before the Russian annexation of the Crimea, the club played in the Premier League of Ukraine.

Source: Crimea. Realities.