The Ukrainian National Veterans' Team came to the celebration of the Assault Troops

The Day of Assault Troops in Zhytomyr was celebrated in football! The national team of Ukraine among veterans visited the legendary paratroopers from the 95th separate assault brigade. The friendly match at Spartak Arena ended with a successful victory of football legends - 9: 4.

The strong friendship between the veterans' team and the military has lasted since the very beginning of hostilities in eastern Ukraine. Prominent players have repeatedly visited the environmental protection zone, holding friendly matches with special forces, paratroopers, border guards, police… Dozens of times the team visited military units and units in peaceful Ukraine. But the visit to the famous 95th Paratroopers, whose courage and numerous military exploits are known far beyond the country, was particularly touching. The match was organized by the Ukrainian Football Association, the Association of Football Veterans of Ukraine and Agribusiness LLC.

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The team of veterans led by Anatoliy Demyanenko and Volodymyr Lozynskyi went to Zhytomyr for the game with the DShV team of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which included representatives of various brigades: Gennady Medvedev, Bohdan Shershun, Sviatoslav Syrota, Vyacheslav Svidersky, Volodymyr Bondarenko, Oleksiy Belik, Andriy Oksymets, Oleksandr Venglynsky, Vitaliy Mandzyuk, Oleksandr Romanchuk, Andriy Khomyn and Mykola Ishchenko.

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Fans, including many servicemen and members of their families, saw a real goal extravaganza performed by both teams. On average, the ball flew into the goal every five minutes. The account was opened by Andriy Vorobey, later he doubled it. Oleg Sobutsky (twice), Serhiy Shyshchenko, Vitaliy Mandzyuk, Gennady Medvedev also scored in the blue-and-yellow team. coaches released in the second half.

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"Against the military games are always special, they have their own specifics," said Anatoly Demyanenko. - I can note the good physical training of our rivals, young guys, for them to play to the maximum the whole match is not a problem. But there are drawbacks that our masters took advantage of. The main thing is that in the end everyone was satisfied, I won't even say four goals in our goal when they last scored. This is also a compliment to rivals. And the main thing is that everything was good in their service, that all this ugliness ended as soon as possible, when our guys are dying on our land in the East. "

There was another interesting moment after the game. The second goal for Oleh Sobutskyi was the 100th for Oleh Sobutskyi during his performances as a member of the veterans' team. A solid milestone for the man who founded the team four years ago, brought together prominent players to maintain peace in Ukraine and our military, organizing an average of 40-50 matches a year. Players and coaches thanked Sobutsky for his attention to veteran football, presenting an autographed anniversary T-shirt in memory.

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But the visit of star players to our defenders was not limited to a football match on this holiday. The team visited the base of the "Knights of the Sky" in Zhytomyr, and a tour of the brigade museum and an exhibition of samples of weapons and equipment for her personally conducted Maxim Myrgorodsky. Most of the exposition is collected directly from the battlefield, it is fragments of ammunition, personal belongings of paratroopers. Entire stands are dedicated to military exploits in the environmental protection zone, biographies of heroes, thanks to which the definition of "legendary" is firmly established in the 95th Brigade.

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"We have been preparing for the visit to the 95th Brigade for a long time, we wanted to do it in the summer, but we postponed it to a significant date - the Day of the Armed Forces and the Day of Dignity and Freedom," said Oleh Sobutskyi. - Up to a third of their matches, the veterans' team plays against the military. This is the mission that we are trying to carry with dignity and which we will not give up under any circumstances. I told the paratroopers that our goal was to hold a victory match at Donbass Arena, which they welcomed. We saw with our own eyes what important tasks paratroopers perform and what a high price they pay for it. We bow our heads before all those who died in the struggle for Ukraine, they are real heroes, each of whom deserves the memory of the Ukrainian people. And the football match, despite the cool weather, was interesting. Look at the score, the opponent stubbornly went forward to attack our goal and sometimes reached his goal. I would like to thank all the paratroopers of the 95th Brigade and their commander Maksym Myrhorodsky for a warm welcome, and all the legends of Ukrainian football for the fact that, despite their busy schedule, they always find time to play and support the military. We are one friendly family, which is now united and more powerful than ever. "

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