Old hero writes new chapter

At the top of Shevchenko Boulevard — named after the great Ukrainian writer Taras Shevchenko, not the man who, on Monday, wrote a chapter of his own in Euros history — Ukrainians spilled into the Golden Lion pub that has become a base for England fans in Donetsk.

Old hero writes new chapter

One explained that although, as a dyed-in-the-wool Kievan, Shevchenko is not as universally admired in this corner of Ukraine as he is in much of the rest, even the residents of Donetsk could not help but be affected by Monday night’s events.

“Today Shevchenko is not just a hero for Kiev,” he said through a haze of booze, “but all of Ukraine”.

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