Israel rugby player Vitaly Primak, who has lived in Kiev, Ukraine in recent years, managed to escape from his country with his wife and son, but was left destitute and in need of help.
In recent days Primak (36) tried to leave Kyiv and only last night (Monday), in the early morning hours he and his family managed to make their way from the bombed-out city to the border crossing with Slovakia, but were not allowed to leave the country requiring any man over 18 to enlist in war.
Vitali, who has been playing for the ASA Tel Aviv national team since 2013, was unwilling to leave behind his wife and young son, and after many hours at the border, taking advantage of his dual citizenship and intervening, the three managed to cross the border safely, but there is still a long way to go. .
The three are currently waiting for a train that is only expected to depart tomorrow for Hungary, from where they hope to board an El Al flight that will take them back to Israel, but the main problem at the moment is that they are only with the clothes they wore at the beginning of the trip, with no money.
Regardless of the war, Primak was due to arrive in Israel in two weeks to join a training camp ahead of the team's three games this April against Slovenia (away) and Croatia and Cyprus (home), with the Israeli Rugby Union opening a mass rally to help the player get back into Israel.
Israel national teams and the United Arab Emirates after the game with the Abraham Cup, Photo: Rugby Association
The union's chairman, Ofer Fabian, said: "Last night, Vitaly Primak, an Israeli rugby player, managed to leave the bombed-out Kiev in Ukraine with his wife and son.
The Rugby Union is helping Vitali get to Israel and is mobilizing masses to finance his flight to Israel. "
"Wheatley was due to arrive in two weeks. The local rugby community and Wheatley's friends have already raised an initial sum of money but Wheatley arrives with a wife and child with only his clothes on and we are getting ready to help absorb him. He arrives with nothing, we are an amateur industry To finance his bringing to Israel and preliminary arrangements here. "
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