(17 Jun 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Munich, Germany – 17 June 2024
1. Pan right of destroyed stand from Kharkiv’s Sonyachny stadium at the Wittelsbacherplatz (Sonyachny was originally built for EURO 2012, and was destroyed by Russian troops in May 2022)
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian FA President: ++STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT AND PARTLY OVERLAID WITH SHOT 3++
“It is very significant subject for me, for all the Ukrainian teams, because this is a piece of the stadium Sonyachny. During the preparations for 2021 European Championship Ukrainian team was training (there). This stadium was completely destroyed by Russian missiles.”
3. Various of damaged seats
4. Shevchenko posing for photos
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian FA President: ++STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT++
“It’s one team on the field but millions of soldiers, who stay and defend Ukraine. We are all together.“
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Munich, Germany – 17 June 2024
6. Ukrainian fans heading to stadium ahead of the team’s first game against Romania
STORYLINE:
The Ukraninian soccer federation unveiled an installation in Munich of a stadium stand destroyed in the war back home to highlight the ongoing conflict ahead of the team’s first match at the European Championship on Monday.
Parts of a stand from Kharkiv’s Sonyachny stadium that was built for Euro 2012 — which Ukraine co-hosted — was displayed in a square in Munich ahead of the team’s opener against Romania.
The stadium was destroyed by Russian troops in May 2022 and is part of an interactive installation highlighting that 500 sports infrastructure facilities in Ukraine have suffered from Russian bombings and missile strikes during the war.
The stadium was the training base for the Netherlands team during Euro 2012.
Ukraine also trained there ahead of the last European Championship, where it reached the quarterfinals in its most successful campaign to date.
The stand and installation will be taken around to different German cities with the next stop being Düsseldorf, where Ukraine plays its next Group E match against Slovakia on Friday.
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