Konstantin Valeulin, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Metallist-1925, addressed the fans of the team:

- Today AES Group is forced to announce the termination of funding for the Football Club Metallist-1925.

We were frank and honest before the Club, its fans, we are frank today, reporting that we were mortally wounded by Russian agression.

We apologize to everyone who was upset by this, primarily to the Club's employees, football players and fans, but this news is an objective reality that we are living in.