Ukrainian orphans head for Hampden
Dozens of orphans, evacuated from Ukraine and brought to Scotland, will watch their nation play at Hampden tonight
Last updated 1st Jun 2022
Dozens of orphans evacuated from war-torn Ukraine and brought to Scotland will watch their country from the away end at Hampden Park tonight.
The man that brought them here will be there too, although he will be cheering on the home side.
Steven Carr's charity Dnipro Kids has been going above and beyond for youngsters in orphanages ever since a visit to Ukraine to support his beloved Hibs in 2007.
But when Russia invaded earlier this year, Steven and the others involved with the charity went even further, bringing more than 50 children to the UK, to Edinburgh, and most importantly - to safety.
Steven told us the reaction from his fellow Scots has been "quite simply second to none".
He continued: "Scottish hospitality has been amazing, the generosity has been superb, the welcome has been absolutely phenomenal you know, it's just been great"
The kids are of a variety of ages, but those of school age have now been enrolled into schooling here, Steven said:
"They're settling in and making new friends and picking up some some phrases
"Secondary school I'm a bit worried about what some of those phrases might be but yeah, I think everything's going well so far."
A massive Hibee, Steven is also part of the Tartan Army - he won't be familiar with the away end at Hampden, but he's more than willing to visit on this occasion.
But that doesn't mean he will be routing for Ukraine, he said:
"There's no split my allegiance I want to see my country playing in a World Cup finals
"So there's no there's no split there. And as I'm sure that the kids want to see their country play in a World Cup final as well.
"So it's all to play for , and just really looking forward to it."