Former Chelsea striker and Ukraine international Andriy Shevchenko will house child refugees in his London home and assist 150 Ukrainians settle in the UK.
The former Ukraine boss, who was in charge at Italian side Genoa until January, is his country's record goalscorer. Russia continues to mount a military charge on the orders of President Vladimir Putin, which has already claimed mass casualties as the invasion enters its fourth week.
Millions of people have been forced to flee their homes in Ukraine and over 3million refugees have left their home nation in search for safety and security. The UN is describing the current situation as Europe's biggest refugee crisis since the Second World War.
