1000 days of invincibility: how war changed Ukraine’s sports infrastructure – photos

Today, 19 November 2024, marks 1,000 days since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This date is a testament not only just to Ukrainian people’s invincibility, but also the tremendous losses that were endured. Sports infrastructure took one of the hardest blows.

Source: Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda’s holding company

Details: According to the official data from the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the military action has had more than 500 sports facilities destroyed or damaged. Among them:

– 77 stadiums;
– 52 sports complexes;
– 102 sports bases and schools;
– 174 gyms;
– 15 pools;
– 6 ice arenas;
– 5 yacht clubs;
– 3 shooting galleries;
– 2 bases for cycling;
– one base for equestrian sports and biathlon.