The_Rev Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Shakhtar Donetsk's new stadium which was built for Euro 2012 (England played there twice and it hosted a quarter final and semi final) has been damaged by shelling in the Russia - Ukraine conflict. Shakhtar relocated 600 miles to play in Lviv at the start of the season: Shakhtar Donetsk’s Donbass Arena suffered serious blast damage from shelling on Monday despite a ceasefire agreed between the Ukraine government and Russian-backed separatists. Photographs posted on Twitter showed damage to the glass facade of the stadium in eastern Ukraine’s separatist stronghold. “As a result of a powerful explosion, the blast wave caused serious damage to the western and eastern parts of the arena,” Vadyn Gunko, the Arena’s interim executive manager, said. “A part of the facade glass crashed, a large area of it with critical damage. The inner facilities also were hit. We are assessing the damage at the moment, blocking the dangerous areas. “We are warning the residents of Donetsk not to approach the stadium under any circumstances as it might be unsafe,” he added. (full article - The Guardian) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 this happened a while ago as well and hadnt eben reported as much, hard to imagine just 2 years ago England played there in Euro 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 Yeah, the BBC report this week mentioned there was minor damage in August, this weeks seems much more significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator bickster Posted October 22, 2014 Moderator Share Posted October 22, 2014 Check out the CCTV footage of the girl that was under the glass when it dropped here This remarkable video shows a small Ukrainian girl narrowly escaping the shelling of Shakhtar Donetsk’s Donbass Arena on Monday. The CCTV footage shows the stadium, which was built for the 2012 European Championships at a cost of around $400million, suffer a blast wave from a nearby explosion, the pressure sending rubble falling to the ground. The shell was fired despite a ceasefire agreement between Kiev and Russian-backed separatists…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Check out the CCTV footage of the girl that was under the glass when it dropped here This remarkable video shows a small Ukrainian girl narrowly escaping the shelling of Shakhtar Donetsk’s Donbass Arena on Monday. The CCTV footage shows the stadium, which was built for the 2012 European Championships at a cost of around $400million, suffer a blast wave from a nearby explosion, the pressure sending rubble falling to the ground. The shell was fired despite a ceasefire agreement between Kiev and Russian-backed separatists…. Wow. She was so lucky to survive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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