"It is waiting for a miner in Ukrainian Donetsk." The club responded to reports of the Russian granite ball from Donbas Arena

Shakhtar Director of Strategic Development and Communications Yuriy Sviridov denied reports that the Russians had stolen a granite ball-fountan from Donbas and took it to Moscow. Sviridov posted a post on his Facebook page, in which he reported that the ball continues to be in his place in Donetsk. “The monument is in its place and is waiting for the miner's return to Ukrainian Donetsk.