Starting from February 24, 2022, Russian invaders damaged or completely destroyed 94 sports infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.

This was announced by the Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Vadym Gutzeit.

The Russians destroyed 63 sports complexes, 17 stadiums, nine swimming pools, three ice arenas and one bicycle complex. Most objects (30) were destroyed in the Donbass, which President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky identified as one of the priorities for the development of mass sports and elite sports.

The stadium in Volnovakha, the Metalist stadium in the Kharkiv region, the unique cycle track in Liman, the ice palace in Severodonetsk, the Neptune swimming pool in Mariupol, the Olimp sports center in Kremennaya, the Avangard sports complex in Kyiv, and the educational and sports center in Chernihiv were destroyed and dozens of other facilities The total amount of damage that Russia has already caused to Ukrainian sports, the ministry estimates at $130 million.

Gutzeit also announced that the Ministry of Youth and Sports is opening a special account with the National Bank to collect charitable contributions.. It will work within a few days. All funds will be used to restore sports facilities, institutions, organizations in the field of physical culture and sports and to develop sports infrastructure. Earlier, Gutzeit said that Ukrainian athletes are ready to boycott competitions to which Russians and Belarusians will be allowed..