A special match featuring a host of football stars past and present was held at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge to raise money to help rebuild a school in Chernihiv, Ukraine.
"The job which people did behind the scenes was incredible and I'm so happy to see them all," said the Ukrainian international.
"We're here to be part of something special and the most important thing is to raise funds for the rebuilding of one of the schools in Ukraine."Another Russian vessel hit by sea drone near Crimean Bridge, Moscow says Zinchenko and captain of the Blues, former Chelsea star Andriy Shevchenko, recently returned to Ukraine to see the damage to the Mykhailo-Kotsiubynsky Lyceum for themselves.
Among the young mascots who accompanied the players on to the pitch for the Game4Ukraine was Tanya Bosko, an 11-year-old with plaits who'd flown over for the match."I can't really believe the players played for my school just to rebuild it."They were treated to performances by the likes of Tom Walker, Pete Doherty and Ukraine's Boombox, whose lead singer has been fighting on the frontline.In the end the score was 2-2.
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