On Thursday, the Ukrainian ambassador to Turkey voiced “sadness” over a “Vladimir Putin” shout that was heard during a Dynamo Kyiv football game in Istanbul’s Champions League qualification round.
After Dynamo scored the opening goal against Fenerbahce on Wednesday, pictures posted on social media showed a portion of the crowded stadium chanting the name of the Russian president.
Due to Russia’s invasion, the home leg of the match was played in Poland, and the Ukrainians ended up winning 2-1.
They now advance to the third round of qualifying, eliminating Fenerbahce.
It is really upsetting to hear Fenerbahce supporters defend a Russian assailant and murderer who destroyed our nation.
Vasyl Bodnar, the ambassador for Ukraine, tweeted.
The fan behavior, according to Fenerbahce, “does not represent the stance and values of our club.”
The club, however, countered that the chant “lasted about 20 seconds” and made no official apologies.
“VLADIMIR PUTIN” CHANT AT THE MATCH IN ISTANBUL
“We denounce the involvement of both our nation and our club in this matter,”
Fenerbahce stated in a press release.
The ethical and disciplinary investigator will be assigned by UEFA, the body that oversees football in Europe, to investigate into the “reported misbehavior” of the Istanbul fans.
In Kyiv, both the five-month invasion and a Kremlin-backed separatist insurgency that has resulted in more than 14,000 deaths in Ukraine’s southeast since 2014 are linked to Putin.
Putin now questions the legitimacy of the Ukrainian country and refers to its rulers as “Nazis” who need to be overthrown.
In protest at the shout, furious Dynamo coach Mircea Lucescu skipped the required post-game press conference.
“Such a chorus surprised me,”
In a statement made available to Turkish me, he said
Turkish drone for free
Many Ukrainians enjoy Turkey in general because of its military assistance to Kyiv’s Western-backed administration.
Russian armoured columns have been attacked by the Ukrainian army using Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat drones, which have also helped to halt Russian advances into the eastern Donbas battle zone.
There is now a “Bayraktar” radio station in Ukraine, and the drones are mentioned in hit songs.
In response to a Polish campaign to raise money to buy one of the unmanned aerial vehicles on behalf of Kyiv, the private business said on Thursday that it was donating another drone to Ukraine.
Another tweet from the Ukrainian embassy complimented Turkey’s drone manufacturers.
“Bayraktar will continue to stand as a testament to our nations’ friendship for a very long time,” Bodnar composed.
However, according to Turkish media, Putin reportedly urged to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Russia begin manufacturing the Bayraktars to back its own military campaign in order to get better combat drone support.
When questioned about it by reporters on Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not reject the offer.
“The two countries constantly have military and technology cooperation on the menu,”
Peskov declared.