Shakhtar midfielder Taras Stepanenko expressed his opinion about the foreign players who have already left the team.

"I have no right to condemn them. We understand that the situation in our country is very complicated - our cities are shelled every day. We can understand foreign football players who are worried about their families and their lives.

These players took advantage of the FIFA rule, which, in my opinion, is not fair towards our club. But for their own safety, they took advantage of it, and we have no right to condemn them," said Stepanenko.