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Damir Zinatullin, former director of Shakhtar, explained what had influenced the club's decision to settle in Kiev.
– When did you learn that the team would be based in Kiev?
– Originally, Kharkiv. Managing Director Sergey Palkin was in charge of this task and I left Switzerland, where we were at the meeting. We had to study all the conditions for the team to be in Kharkiv. There was everything for Shakhtar, and Kiev was not considered at all. But then there was a situation with the Brazilians.
Shakhtar is a very powerful legal service that has good contacts with UEFA. They said that the best option for not playing agents on this topic was to settle in Kiev. The place where we play is another matter. But security is important here. Although Kharkiv, yesterday and today, is a beautiful, safe city. I think that if there were no Brazilians, the Shakhtar would be based in Kharkiv.
Once I met the Watchman, he told me that 250,000 Donbass immigrants live in the Kharkiv region. And if every tenth comes to the stadium, then there will be 25 thousand. Unfortunately, many are busy with their life problems. The full essence of the European Cup in Kharkiv is over and you see the championship of Ukraine. But that probably depends on the situation in the country.
Kharkiv is a beautiful, hospitable city. Shakhtar has always been friendly, neighbor there. And to these events, and after them. It was a very good team in Kharkov, but it's a completely different story, "said Zinatullin.
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