Tennis player Andy Murray has promised to donate all his prize money for the rest of the year to help children who have suffered from Russia’s hostilities in Ukraine.
By Tuesday, more than two million people have fled Ukraine due to nearly two weeks of hostilities in Russia.
Former number one on the world tennis list Andy Murray has decided to do its utmost in the midst of the horrors of war to help those in need.
The 34-year-old Olympic champion is collaborating with Unicef to supply medical and relief supplies to Ukraine.
– More than 7.5 million children are at high risk due to the escalating armed conflict in Ukraine, To the BBC (switch to another service) Murray, who also asked his fans to help with his own donations.
The three-time grand slam winner has been a goodwill ambassador for Unicef in the UK since 2016. Murray told the British media about plans to help Ukraine.
– It is vital that the education of young people is continued. Unicef makes every effort to enable children who have left their homes to receive important education, while at the same time rehabilitating damaged schools and finding replacement equipment and furniture to replace the destroyed ones.
Murray announced his own, significant donation after various tennis governing bodies in the UK announced they would donate some € 640,000 to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine and to support the country’s tennis federation.
Murray is the fourth-ever ATP tennis player to earn the most prize money, earning more than € 57 million.
In January, Murray did not embark on a million-yacht hunt in Saudi Arabia because he did not approve of the country’s policies, and in particular the poor human rights situation in Saudi Arabia.
At that time, a tennis star advisor Matt Gentry clarified the publicity situation.
– If he (Murray) has a strong view of something, he will easily refuse it if necessary. He is not afraid to express his opinion, Gentry confirmed.