Taras Stepanenko: 99.9% of the players I personally know help

 Shakhtar midfielder Taras Stepanenko spoke about the aid fund created by Ukrainian footballers.

“In the first days of the full-scale war, he helped very chaotically. I know that many guys from the world of football did the same. Answered both acquaintances and strangers. Then those who did not get help began to tell me about the problems. Somewhere the humanitarian cargo was brought to the border, and he got up. Somewhere they bought armor, which was not delivered to the area where they bought.

Therefore, we decided to make a de facto, not a de jure "military fund" and are responsible for the delivery of benefits from procurement to receipt in the region. Sergei Krivtsov, Sergei Sidorchuk, Nikolai Matvienko, Nikolai Shaparenko and Georgy Bushchan took part in the creation of the fund. Do not rush to judge everyone else. And where are the others? 99.9% of guys I know personally help. Some to their city, some to immigrants, and some to the army.

We are first and foremost athletes, not PR specialists. That's why we always have more business than content. We divided the fund into humanitarian and military units. We communicate with trusted people who know which industries are no longer enough. There we send the necessary things according to the collected inquiries.

As a humanitarian, we are currently working with Italy and Spain. There are proven people who deliver the right things to the hottest spots. Humanitarian aid is collected by the HUB of Italy. This project helps with money for logistics.

New requests received. The fund continues to work, "Stepanenko wrote.
Taras Stepanenko: 99.9% of footballers I know personally help

Shakhtar midfielder Taras Stepanenko spoke about the aid fund created by Ukrainian footballers.

"In the first days of the full-scale war, he helped very chaotically. I know that many guys from the world of football did the same. He answered both acquaintances and strangers. Then those who did not come to my aid started telling me about the problems. Somewhere the humanitarian cargo was brought to the border, and it stopped. Somewhere they bought armor, which was not delivered to the area where they bought.

Therefore, we decided to make a de facto, not a de jure "military fund" and are responsible for delivering aid from procurement to receipt in the region. Serhiy Krivtsov, Serhiy Sydorchuk, Mykola Matvienko, Mykola Shaparenko and Heorhiy Bushchan took part in the creation of the fund. Do not rush to judge the rest. And where are the others? 99.9% of guys I know personally help. Some to their city, some to immigrants, and some to the army.

First of all, we are athletes, not PR specialists. That's why we always have more business than content. We divided the fund into humanitarian and military units. We talk to trusted people who know in which areas there is more shortage. We send the necessary things there according to the collected inquiries.

In the humanities, we are currently working with Italy and Spain. There are proven people who deliver the right things to the hottest spots. Humanitarian aid is collected by the HUB of Italy. This project helps finance the logistics.

New requests received. The fund continues to work, "Stepanenko wrote.