General Director of Shakhtar Donetsk Sergey Palkin in an interview with The Daily Mail recalled the first day of the war with Russia.

" I couldn't believe what I heard and saw. In the morning I was at home with my family, and by the evening I was already on my way to the offices of the clubs in Kyiv. Tried to arrange a way to get all the international players to safety as quickly as possible, as well as send the youth academy boys out of harm's way.

I remember driving there and seeing people running around in blind panic trying to escape, the feeling was terrible.

I can't describe this feeling and the thoughts that went through my head. I hoped that my whole family would be fine,"

Recall that on February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities..

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Earlier it was reported that the first player of Shakhtar officially changed the club during the war.