Shakhtar Donetsk on Saturday appointed several major European clubs to help Ukraine as much as possible, specifying, among them, in the post on the social network InstagramBenfica, Porto, Sporting and Sporting de Braga.

“I draw attention to the clubs we played against, the biggest clubs in Europe, as well as UEFA and millions of fans, to support Ukraine as much as possible. This war worries every European these days. Only by joining forces can we defeat this evil”, says Shakhtar, In the note via the social network, on Saturday.

Shakhtar, who has been coached by Portuguese Luis Castro and Paulo Fonseca in recent years, left his home in Donetsk in 2014, having lived in Lviv, Kharkiv and Kiev in recent years.

And on the club’s official website, Balkin, who confirmed his presence in Kiev, said that “most of the Shakhtar players and coaches” are also in Kiev. We are trying to find options to evacuate our foreigners and their families. As far as I know, Solomon and Tate are already out of Ukraine,” he said, referring to the Israeli and Brazilian players.

“Club employees are staying in their homes, in shelters, in subway stations. Only there where it is safer. At the present time, according to the available data, there are no injuries among the employees and their families. We also try to maintain internal communication, exchange information and support each other,” he noted.