Lokomotyv Sports Palace Explained

Palace of Sports "Lokomotyv" (Ukrainian: Палац спорту «Локомотив») is an indoor arena in the eastern Ukrainian city Kharkiv. Rebuilt in 2004,^{[1] [2]} it has a seating capacity for 4,000 people.

It is the home for the matches of the Ukrainian Fed Cup team,^{[1] [3]} volleyball^[2] and it is also used for boxing matches.^[4] The arena is the regular home venue of basketball club Kharkivski Sokoly, futsal team MFK Lokomotiv Kharkiv^[5] and Lokomotiv Kharkiv volleyball team.^[2]

On 2 September 2022, the Palace was partially destroyed by Russian rocket strike.^[6] It was later restored

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Notes and References

1. http://www.fedcup.com/en/news/253502.aspx SVITOLINA RETURNS AS UKRAINE AIMS FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT VICTORY
2. Новый Дворец спорта "Локомотив" будет сдан до 23 августа, proUA.com Харьков (July 27, 2004)
3. http://www.fedcup.com/en/news/253503.aspx UKRAINE IN CONTROL AFTER WINS FOR TSURENKO AND SVITOLINA
4. http://www.britishboxing.net/venues_6284-Lokomotiv-Sports-Palace-Kharkiv-Ukraine.html Fights at Lokomotiv Sports Palace
5. http://futsal.com.ua/Clubs05_06/Locomotiv_Kh_07_08/locomotiv_kh_07.htm МФК "Локомотив" Харьков
6. Web site: Russians destroy Lokomotyv sports complex in Kharkiv with S-300 missiles . 2022-09-02 . . https://archive.today/20220903001808/https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/09/2/7365819/ . 2022-09-03 . live.