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Daily Mirror
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David McDonnell

Ukrainian refugee will train with Man City until end of the season after fleeing

Manchester City have welcomed Ukrainian refugee Andrii Kravchuk to train with Pep Guardiola's Premier League side until the end of the season.

Kravchuk, a friend and former team-mate of City's Ukrainian defender Oleksandr Zinchenko from when they were youth team players together, fled to Manchester after terminating his contract with Russian side Torpedo Moscow.

After learning of Kravchuk's plight through Zinchenko, City have offered the 23-year-old the chance to maintain his fitness and development by training at City Football Academy. After his first training session with City's Under-23s, Kravchuk said: “I am so grateful to Manchester City for giving me this chance to train with them.

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