Andy Murray to donate 2022 season prize money to Ukrainian children
By Matias Grez, CNN
ITF Sport News
Andy Murray to donate prize money from tournaments to help children affected by Russia-Ukraine war
Andy Murray said he would donate his prize money won from tennis tournaments in 2022 towards aid efforts for children affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Two million people - mostly women and children - have now fled Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion on Feb. 24, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday. Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a "special operation". "Over 7.5 million children are at risk with the escalating conflict in Ukraine," Murray, who is an ambassador for UNICEF UK, said on Twitter.
Murray to donate prize money from tournaments to aid Ukrainian children
Former world number one Andy Murray said he would donate his prize money won from tennis tournaments in 2022 towards aid efforts for children affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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