Ukrainian basketball players took to the floor of the Arena Riga in Latvia with posters, which indicated various facts about the full-scale war that Russia has been waging against our state for six months.

182 days of war More than 125 thousand square kilometers occupied More than 21 thousand people were killed in Mariupol 372 children were killed during the war More than 50 prisoners of war were killed in Olenivka More than 10 million people left their homes More than 22,000 civilian objects and more than 23,000 educational objects were damaged 110 athletes and coaches were killed. The team reminded the sports world of the horror our Motherland and our people go through during the military invasion of the Russian Federation. We thank our soldiers who are fighting for our independence - thanks to their heroism, victory will surely be for Ukraine. We will rebuild our glorious country and become even better! Glory to Ukraine, glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Happy Independence Day! " It should be noted that today, August 24, the Ukrainian national basketball team in Riga will play a qualifying match for the 2023 World Championship against the Italian team. The fight will start at 18:30 Kyiv time.