A Russian's foreign ministry spokeswoman described the shirt's logo as 'an agonising artistic liberty'.
The head of Ukraine football said he believed 'the silhouette of Ukraine will add strength to the players'Ukraine's new Euro 2020 kit has sparked anger in Russia by featuring a map of the country that includes Crimea.
Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 and considers it part of its territory - but it is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine.The front of the yellow shirt shows the borders of Ukraine encompassing Crimea and the pro-Russian separatist-controlled regions of Donetsk and Lugansk - and in a promotional video unveiling the kit, the same border also lights up.
Russian's foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Tass, the Russian news agency, it was"an agonizing artistic liberty".
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