Andy Murray pledges season's prize money to help children in Ukraine

Andy Murray says watching images of children suffering in Ukraine prompted him to donate his prize money for the rest of the year to those in need.

The British former world number one is working with Unicef to provide medical supplies and development kits.

Russia's attack on Ukraine has so far seen more than two million people flee the country.

«The stories, the footage, the images that everyone around the world has seen have been brutal,» said Murray, 34.

«I can't imagine what it must be like having to live through that. I obviously have children myself, and when I see kids suffering, I find that especially difficult to watch.»

Murray, who is an ambassador for Unicef UK, told BBC Sport: «You feel kind of helpless, but that's the best way that I can help — to draw attention to it, and to try and raise as much money as I can. Hopefully that will help kids with their education and getting clean water and psychological support.»

Tennis has responded to the invasion by banning Russia and Belarus from international team competitions such as the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup.

Players from the two countries are no longer able to play under their own flags, but are still free to compete as individuals.

Murray said it was a «really difficult question» whether players from the two countries should be allowed to compete at all.

«I have actually had a few discussions about that with various people the last couple of days, and I would say the general feeling just now is that the individual athletes haven't done anything wrong,» he continued.

«But banning them from the team competitions, to me, that makes sense.

»I don't know how I would feel about tennis making that decision to stop individuals from competing. I don't know if the tours