Malaga joins all the initiatives that are taking place at a national and international level in support of Ukraine. On this occasion the club, through its Foundation, will go hand in hand with the Ukrainian association Maydan, which operates on the Costa del Sol to collaborate as much as possible with the tragedy that this country is experiencing after being invaded by Russia .
Lucas Rodríguez, coordinator of the Foundation explained some of the actions that are going to be carried out. “From Malaga and its Foundation we want to show our rejection of what is happening to the Ukrainian people, we suffer sorrow for the suffering of thousands and thousands of people. I would like to highlight the solidarity of the people of Malaga, who are reaching out in many ways. Malaga also shines for its solidarity. From the Foundation we began to consider different formulas to help and we spoke with Maydan Málaga. Despite the circumstances they are having attention and kindness. It is a Ukrainian association from the Costa del Sol and works in various lines. The first action is to allocate one euro for each ticket sold for the Ponferradina match. There are almost 2,000 entries and hopefully many more. Let’s hope that the malaguistas react and collaboraten”.
Lucas emphasized. “We will love to see La Rosaleda with an important atmosphere. This action is linked to the rejection of the invasion and will take place in the run-up to the Ponferradina match. They are going to unite before the game with the poster to express their rejection of the invasion with the slogan #StopInvasion. It goes in line with La Liga”
The testimony of Maryana Vasiv
For her part, Maryana Vasiv, from the aforementioned Maydan association, He explained how the situation is and the needs that this association has to help its people. Many of the things she told are impressive. “Thank you very much for getting involved in the help we need. When Lucas called me I said, ‘How could he help us?’ It is simply to know what help we can count on. In these last 15 days, a lot of help has been collected with medicines, food, thermal clothing, sleeping bags… Everything has been sent, we are talking about 120 tons. It is sent every day. Right now they are loading a truck in Marbella and Fuengirola. Thank the people of Malaga and Malaguistas for showing their support and denouncing what is happening. It’s a massacre, it’s horrible. At first we cried and as the days went by we have become stronger to see what we can do. In Spain there are 100,000 Ukrainians and each one has four or five friends. We want this to spread”.
Needs that shake
Málaga-PonferradinaMaryana Vasiv in front of the Stop Invasion artel.
Paco Rodriguez (Daily As)
Maryana continues, “Our needs and requests change, yesterday they asked us for body bags and it was a very tough request because if before they asked us for medicines, adding numbers in a shopping cart for that item is very hard. But we understand that we have to manage that part. We also ask for support for the trucks, we need them to arrive. When we receive the proposals, we evaluate them. If there are fuel companies that want to contribute their help, we would also appreciate it. We’re asking for tourniquets and medicine for the bleeding. They are the basic needs today, the one that remains fixed is transportation.”
Natxo’s words. The Málaga coach gave some heartfelt words about what is happening in this country. “The first thing one thinks of is the importance we give to many things, whether it’s losing or winning. Then you see an invasion of this type and it makes you think, we worry about things that are not important. In this world there are a lot of crazy people on the loose who allow themselves the luxury of what he is doing. Whatever we can help we will be there, I encourage people to help this cause. We are with Ukraine and a lot of strength and a lot of encouragement”