Emotional visit

Sad! Ukraine House brings war to the heart of Paris

The destroyed grandstand stands in the middle of Ukraine House.(Bild: AFP/AFP or licensors)

Two curves after the entrance, the conversations suddenly fall silent and the visitors' gaze becomes serious. The destroyed stands of a stadium in Kharkiv bring the now almost forgotten war to the heart of Paris. The "Krone" on a visit to Ukraine's Olympic House, which is sad and thought-provoking.

Devoutly, almost like in a church, the people in the Ukraine House take a close look at the pictures and exhibits. Like the photo showing high jumper Andriy Protsenko training in a Russian-occupied zone in 2022. He made his barbell out of car tires, with the original lying on the floor directly in front of the photo as evidence.