Ukraine national team midfielder Ruslan Malinovsky, his wife Roxana and their three-year-old daughter Olivia visited Ukrainian refugees in the 7th district of Marseille, where he now plays for the local club, reports la Provence.
Photo: laprovence.comIt was not the first such meeting between the player and his compatriots: while playing for the Italian Atalanta, Ruslan and his wife supported the Ukrainians in Bergamo.
- These are hard times, what is happening is not fair. It is important for us to help, and I hope that next time we will do even more. We want to help those who fled the war and who are going to live here for a long time. Being surrounded by Ukrainians in Marseille gives me satisfaction. Many of my compatriots have become Olimpic fans since they came to this city, - Ruslan said.
Among the presents which the Malinovskih family handed out to the compatriots were Ruslan's number 18 T-shirts and tickets for the match against Lorient on April 9.
