(21 Jun 2024)
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Dusseldorf, Germany – 21 June 2024
1. Various of Ukrainian fans next to an installation showing broken seats of Ukraine’s Sonyachny Stadium in Kharkiv
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Oleksii Makejew, Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany:
"Russian aggression against Ukraine brought us to this situation and we need to continue living while fighting. And this shows bravery of Ukrainian people, Ukrainian athletes, Ukrainian soldiers who are defending Europe from this Russian aggression."
3. Various of Ukrainian soldiers in wheelchairs
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Irina Ugrynerk, football fan from Ukraine:
"I’m here with my friends from Ukraine, Ukrainian soldiers who are here to rehabilitate after their wounds in the war, so we are together here."
5. Various of Ukrainian fans
6. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Krystyna Matviyenko, Ukrainian fan who lost her husband in the war:
"It’s dual emotions. On one hand, it’s a celebration and on the other hand, we cannot forget that there is a war in our country that is still very difficult and people are defending our country."
7. Close of shirt being worn by Krystyna Matviyenko showing a photograph of her husband, Vyacheslav who was killed in 2022 in Mariupol
8. Woman painting Ukrainian flag on a man’s face
9. People walking
STORYLINE:
Ukrainian football fans flocked to the German city of Dusseldorf on Friday ahead of a match between Slovakia and Ukraine in the European Championship games.
In the German city was an installation showing seats from the destroyed Sonyachny Stadium in Ukraine’s northern city of Kharkiv.
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 Russian bombings and missile strikes during the war.
There was also a street festival of Ukrainian culture, where people and some Ukrainian soldiers enjoyed traditional food and music.
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