Brighton to play in yellow and blue third kit this weekend in show of solidarity for Ukraine

Brighton men’s and women’s sides, Southampton and Darlington to play in yellow and blue kits this weekend in show of solidarity for Ukraine following the Russian invasion

Brighton will wear the club’s yellow and blue third kit on Saturday
The Seagulls will also donate all profit from future sales of the strip
Southampton and Darlington will also show their support for Ukraine

By Press Association

Brighton will wear the club’s yellow and blue third kit on Saturday as a show of solidarity with Ukraine following the Russian invasion.

The Seagulls will also donate all profit from future sales of the strip – which is the same colours as the Ukrainian flag – to the British Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal.

Albion’s men’s team were due to sport a turquoise change kit for their Premier League game at Newcastle, while the women’s side would have worn the club’s blue and white home strip for their WSL trip to Aston Villa.

Brighton chief executive Paul Barber told his club’s website: ‘Like so many across the world, everyone at our club is horrified by the invasion of Ukraine, and we add our voice to the many calls for peace.

‘We also want to show our full support for the people of Ukraine, and to all those who are suffering innocently from this terrible conflict, not least the many children.

Brighton will wear the club’s yellow and blue third kit against Newcastle on Saturday

‘As a club, and on behalf of our players, staff and supporters, we would also like to recognise and show our respect for the many humanitarian efforts to alleviate the suffering in the region.’

Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl said they were unable to change their plans for Wednesday’s FA Cup tie against West Ham but they would definitely wear their yellow and blue kit against Aston Villa on Saturday, a pre-planned move which is being turned into a show of solidarity.

He said: ‘I just spoke about that with my club, but it is not always possible because of some other things you have to be aware of, if it fits to the opponent.

Southampton also want to show their support for Ukraine by wearing blue and yellow

‘We will play with yellow and blue against (Aston) Villa at the weekend, that is for sure.’

National League North side Darlington will wear their yellow and blue third kit in support of Ukraine for Saturday’s home match against Blyth.

A collection will also held with the proceeds donated to a refugee charity.

Russian forces have advanced to the outskirts of Kyiv, with a huge column of armour closing in

On Tuesday, Russia warned it is about to strike ‘intelligence infrastructure’ in Kyiv and told civilians living near military buildings to evacuate.

A 40-mile convoy of tanks and artillery has been pictured making its way towards the city, sparking fears over a dramatic escalation in the bombardment.

Moscow’s defence ministry has claimed the strikes will target security service and intelligence agencies with ‘precision munitions’.

The news comes just hours after Belarus threw their own soldiers into the fray, according to the country’s parliament with an attack on the city of Chernihiv.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned the bombing attacks as ‘terrorism’ and vowed that ‘nobody will forgive, nobody will forget’ Russia’s actions.

Ukraine war: The latest

Russian army tells citizens in Kyiv they can ‘freely leave’ as it hints of attacks on civilian areas
Russian forces shell Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv, killing at least 11 civilians in residential areas
Russian forces reach the southern city of Kherson near Moscow-controlled Crimea
Kyiv says 352 civilians have been killed, including 14 children, since the invasion began last Thursday
Nearly 520,000 people have fled Ukraine in the last five days, the UN’s refugee agency says,
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan says he is investigating the ‘situation in Ukraine’, saying there is a ‘reasonable basis’ to believe ‘war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed’
Turkey blocks warships from the Bosphorus and Dardanelles strait, limiting the movement of Russian and other naval assets by invoking a 1936 treaty
Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia end a first round of talks with no breakthrough. Both sides agree to conduct a second round ‘soon’
In a call with French President Emmanuel Macron, Putin demands ‘demilitarisation and denazification’ of Ukraine
Head of UN’s atomic watchdog ‘gravely concern’ that invading Russian troops are operating close to Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine’s largest nuclear power station
Twitter and Facebook move to curb the online presence of Russian state-linked news outlets
Russia is expelled from the 2022 World Cup and its teams suspended from all international football competitions ‘until further notice’
International Olympic Committee urges sports federations to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes
US moves to expel 12 members of Russia’s UN mission from America for being ‘intelligence operatives’
US and Canada ban all transactions with Russia’s central bank in an unprecedented sanction. EU adds more Putin allies to its sanctions blacklist
Putin orders emergency capital controls and forces exporters to buy rubles to prop up his currency, which plunges by a fifth, reaching record lows.
Lawmakers in traditionally non-aligned Finland – which has a long border with Russia – are to debate NATO membership
Disney and Sony Pictures stop the release of their films in Russian cinemas because of its invasion of Ukraine

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