Russian NHL ace Malkin donates $60K to Magnitogorsk tragedy victims
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Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin has donated $60,000 to help victims of the apartment block explosion in his hometown of Magnitogorsk, which claimed the lives of 39 people and left dozens without a home.
The tragedy occurred on New Year's Eve, when a suspected gas leak led to an explosion which caused an entire block of the high-rise building to collapse.
“Today, on January 9, Evgeni Malkin told Metallurg Magnitogorsk authorities that he had transferred a sum of money equivalent to 4 million rubles ($60,000 ) to the Credit Ural bank account established for helping the victims of the Magnitogorsk tragedy,” Malkin’s former hockey club wrote on its website.
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“He also informed that Pittsburgh Penguins players have also launched a fund-raising campaign for the victims and will send the money to the specially-created account in the near future.”
After the tragedy, the two-time Stanley Cup holder wore skates with special messages dedicated to those who had died or lost relatives in the fatal explosion.
Here is a look at Evgeni Malkin inscribing the messages on his skates. pic.twitter.com/izdkutBphv
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) January 3, 2019
Malkin’s skates bore messages in Russian which translated as "Magnitogorsk, we are with you" and "Magnitogorsk, you are in my heart."