Shakhtar Donetsk president Rinat Akhmetov has pledged to

donate 22 million pounds to the Ukrainian war effort following

the transfer of Mykhailo Mudryk to Chelsea.

The Premier League side signed Mudryk from Shakhtar on in

a deal worth up to £89million pounds, a transfer record for

Ukrainian football.

Akhmetov said the money would help a project named Heart

of Azovstal  aimed at helping Mariupol defenders and the

families of fallen soldiers.

Ukraine was invaded by Russia in 2022.

By Israel Adebiyi