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War Crisis Forces Postponement Of Ukrainian League 

February 25, 2022
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The Ukrainian Premier League originally billed to restart today (Friday, February 25) has been paused for a minimum of 30 days after Russia president Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

A Ukrainian military plane crashed on Thursday killing 14 passengers on board.

The league has been on winter break but the league body confirmed via their official website that the start has been delayed after the introduction of martial law overnight by Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Russia’s hard stance on Ukraine which saw missiles and bombs fired, tanks rolling across the border from Belarus, troops parachuting down on eastern regions and explosions seen across the country which have been condemned by many world leaders.

‘Hundreds’ of Ukrainian troops were killed in early clashes, Kiev said, as the fight came to them on all fronts at a moment’s notice.

Cruise missiles, guided bombs and GRAD rockets reportedly took out targets from east to west – aimed at airfields, military bases, ammo dumps, and command posts after Vladimir Putin gave orders for his forces to attack Ukraine.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

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