Tension as all Football Activities Suspended in Ukraine as Russia Targets Air Bases

Tension as all Football Activities Suspended in Ukraine as Russia Targets Air Bases

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:56 PM
  • Football activities in Ukraine have been put on hold for 30 days due to the ongoing melee between the nation and Russia
  • Russia president Vladimir Putin has also been urged by millions of people around the world to stop the attack on Ukraine
  • Ukrainian Premier League which was supposed to restart on Friday, 25 February, has also been affected

Football activities in Ukraine have been suspended for a minimum of 30 days following the attack launched by Russia which has caused serious unrest and big tension for the past few days.

There are serious tensions currently in Ukraine following the decision of Russia president Vladimir Putin who ordered his troops to attack the neighboring country.

Vladimir Putin has also warned other nations in the world not to interfere in his country's war against Ukraine claiming that there will be serious consequence for any country that do so.

Balls on the pitch
Balls on the pitch. Photo by Angel Martinez
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For this reason, those in charge of football in Ukraine and also the government decided to put all football activities on hold so as to avoid any trouble.

According to the report on Premium Times and Daily Post, the suspension also affects the country's topflight League which was supposed to restart on Friday, 25 December.

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People of Ukraine are currently in serious tension mood following the order given by Russian president Vladimir Putin who ordered for attacks to be launched.

Vladimir Putin is said to have declared war on Ukraine telling his troops to engage in total full-scale invasion even though the United Nations are said to have appealed to the 69-year-old.

Putin is also said to have warned that there will be severe consequences for any nation that would perhaps try to stop his troops from operating in Russia.

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