Ukraine displays destroyed stadium stand in reminder of war ahead of Euros game

Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian football legend and Ukrainian Football Association president, presents an installation ahead of the Group E match between Romania and Ukraine at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Munich, Germany (Ariel Schalit/AP)

The Ukraninian soccer federation unveiled an installation in Munich of a stadium stand destroyed in the war back home to highlight the ongoing conflict ahead of the team’s first match at the European Championship on Monday.

Parts of a stand from Kharkiv’s Sonyachny stadium that was built for Euro 2012 — which Ukraine co-hosted — were displayed in a square in Munich ahead of the team’s opener against Romania.