The arena is the only professional capacity arena in the country and home to the HC Donbas hockey team, Ukraine's top professional & international team. The gunmen stole plasma TVs, equipment, safety deposit boxes, and a company car before destroying surveillance equipment and setting the building ablaze.
The team is owned by Boris Kolesnikov, a close ally of Rinat Akhmetov and top ranking member of the Party of Regions.
The team issued a statement saying it was deeply angered by what happened and emphasized: "We call on those people who still sympathize with the rebels of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic, terrorizing East Ukraine - think: Is this a "future" they want for themselves and their children?
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