Ukraine threatened hundreds of athletes hiding abroad

Ukrainian athletes who do not return to the country may be excluded from the national teams, according to Focus magazine. In addition, they may be deprived of their sports titles.

For some time, there was a list on the website of the Ministry of Sports of Ukraine, including the names of 304 athletes who remained abroad, despite the order to return. Thus, four football players from the Ukrainian national team were presented in it. Among them are Mikhail Mudrik (Chelsea) and Ilya Zabarny (Bournemouth) who play for English clubs. But after some time, the department removed the lists of those hiding from its website.