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Tom Victor

Croatia legend Darijo Srna explains Ukraine evacuation "chaos" as UEFA chief intervened

Former Croatia international captain Darijo Srna has shared details of the hours of chaos as he helped Shakhtar Donetsk's players away from Ukrainian capital Kyiv amid Russia's invasion of the country.

The 39-year-old, who played more than 500 games for Shakhtar and won 134 international caps, returned to his former club as director of football after ending his playing career in 2019.

He was in Donetsk in 2014, when the Russian annexation of Crimea took place, and the Donbas-based club have been playing their home games in Kyiv since 2020 and have seen one of their youth coaches killed as fighting continues within Ukraine's borders.

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