Oleksandr Shovkovskyi, the coach of the Ukrainian national team, called for a boycott of Russian athletes on his Instagram page.
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (photo: D. Rudenko)"This is a football stadium in the city of Irpin. Earlier, a new generation of Ukrainian football players trained here. And now it is abandoned. Because of the war.
I know: the goalkeeper protects the goal from the opponent's ball. But how to protect them from a hostile Russian missile? I know: fans can accept a player or not. But how to accept this unbearable silence in the stands?
I appeal to everyone who is united by the love of sports! We must not be silent! All of us, the entire democratic world, are a united team in the fight for victory over evil!
Share your posts with campaign hashtags - #BoycottRussianSport, #TurnOffRussia, #StandWithUkraine, #StopWar. Call for a boycott of Russian athletes, because their silence is tacit support for terror and, accordingly, kills.
Support Ukraine on the sports front! Only together we are able to bring our main Victory closer.
Glory to Ukraine!
Glory to the Nation!
Glory to the Armed Forces!
Ukraine above all!" Shovkovsky wrote.
