Ukraine suspends all sports activities athletes call for help in 'helpless'

Faced with the terrible and dangerous escalation of the crisis with Russia, the president of Ukraine issued a martial law order suspending all sports activities.

Ukraine suspends all sports activities athletes call for help in ‘helpless’

After Russia launched a military offensive against Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a martial law order suspending all sports activities for the next 30 days. It is known that Ukraine is hosting the Ukrainian Premier League

Athletes lament because the airline stops operating

Because of the military war, operations in Ukraine were almost completely halted. Athletes stuck in this country have called for help to return home to the government, Embassy, International Federation, .. However, they will not be able to return home by plane because of airlines. The airline is shutting down.

It is known that a total of 35 Brazilian football players play professionally in Ukraine. Thirteen Shakhtar Donetsk players and Dynamo Kyiv striker Vitinho, along with family members, took refuge in a hotel in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.

Shakhtar defender Marlon Santos said: “We are all gathered here, Dynamo and Shakhtar players and our families are staying at the hotel.

We are in need of your help, here due to lack of conditions in the city, borders are closed, airspace is closed. There’s no way we can get out. We need a lot of support from the Brazilian government, which can help us.”

Ukraine will be absent from future international volleyball tournaments

Qualifiers of international volleyball tournaments are about to start, the world’s top teams are also ready for the battle for the championship.

However, the impact of the war with Russia has put Ukrainian sports in a difficult position, especially volleyball. Athletes will miss the opportunity to participate in the world’s top tournaments in the coming years because they do not accumulate qualifying points.

Currently, the Ukrainian men’s volleyball team is ranked 23rd on the FIBV world volleyball rankings, while the women’s volleyball team ranks 26th.