Ukrainian football Premier League suspended the national championship

MOSCOW, February 24 The Ukrainian Premier League has been suspended, according to the website football organization. The reason indicated the introduction of martial law in Ukraine. The national championship was supposed to resume after the winter break on February 25. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday that in response to the appeal of the leaders of the Donbass republics, he decided to conduct a special military operation. The Russian leader stressed that Moscow's plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the Russian military does not strike at the cities of Ukraine, military infrastructure is disabled by high-precision means. The civilian population is not in danger, the department assured.