Shakhtar players cried in the locker room after a friendly match against Olympiacos in support of Ukraine.

The Pitmen's midfielder Taras Stepanenko told about it during the post-match press conference.

" So many people, women, children are dying and died. Today we represented our country in Greece. I would like to thank Olympiacos for giving us the opportunity to be here today and play for our country.

We left for a reason, on our backs we had the most affected cities, in which there were a lot of deaths that will forever remain scars on our hearts. Some guys cried after the game in the locker room, the emotions are just over the top.

I will say that it is a great honor to represent our country here..

I hope that with the help of such games we will give people positive emotions and be able to help in some way,"

We add that as part of the charity Eurotour, Roberto de Zerbi's wards will play several more matches - against the Polish Lechia (April 14), the Turkish Fenerbahce (April 19) and the Croatian Hajduk (May 1).

Earlier it was reported that Dynamo Kyiv will also hold a number of charity matches in support of Ukraine.. The first rival of the "