ISTANBUL
Dynamo Kyiv beat Galatasaray 3-1 on Thursday in a charity football match.
Goals by Vitaliy Buyalskyi, Artem Besedin and Viktor Tsygankov brought the victory to the Ukrainian team.
Baris Alper Yilmaz was the only scorer for Galatasaray at Nef stadium, which hosted almost 7,000 fans.
Dynamo Kyiv planned to play a number of top European clubs to raise money for those affected by the Russian war on Ukraine.
The Kyiv club launched a series of charity games under the slogan "match for peace" in the Polish capital Warsaw against Legia Warsaw. The game ended 3-1 in favor of the Ukrainian club.
"These games are played to inform international community about the horrible war in Ukraine and to raise funds to support Ukrainians suffering from Russian aggressors," Dynamo Kyiv said in a statement.
At least 1,964 civilians have been killed and 2,613 injured in Ukraine since Russia began its war on Feb. 24, according to UN estimates, with the true figure believed to be much higher.
More than 4.7 million Ukrainians have fled to other countries so far, with over 7 million more internally displaced, said the UN refugee agency.
