His narration is chilling Oleksandr Zinchenko about what he experienced in his one week return to Ukraine.
The Arsenal left-back returned home after completing his duties with the Gunners, conveying through his interview the images he encountered after the invasion of Russia.
In fact, he emphasized that he would like to be in his country, explaining that he can help more from England. In closing, he referred to the Russians… his former friends.
“This is war, real war. But I understood one thing: that people in Ukraine get used to this routine and go on with their lives, it’s incredible. What the Russian military is doing right now is sending a lot of bombs and rockets during the night. From 1 to 5 in the morning, maybe they think the world will sleep and try to keep our people in fear.
Imagine trying to sleep at night with your babies and suddenly a siren sounds. You need to wake up, go to the underground shelter and hide. Otherwise you are taking a huge risk of losing your life or your home. You never know where the bomb or missile might hit. A few days ago, Russia destroyed a dam.
The stories I heard, I can’t even explain it. Some people are unable to leave their homes. One scary story I heard was about a woman who was holding two small babies that had been born just a few months ago. He was on the roof with two of them, holding the last stone and trying to survive. Unfortunately, she and the children did not make it.
After the invasion my head was gone, but still me and my family have to keep going. I can help my country and people much more from here than if I were there right now. But, I promise, I really want to be there – even now – because last week when I arrived I just walked in and I just wanted to be there. And for sure, after football, I will live in Ukraine.
I can’t speak for every single one of them, but you should at least do something to stop this nightmare. I promise you that if this happened to my country and my country invaded someone else’s I would be one of the first to shout about it. I would never go back to my country, ever. Imagine if all the Russian players shouted: “Guys, stop it.”
Believe me, the situation will definitely change a little. They don’t understand one thing, that the next generation, their children, their grandchildren, will pay. How will they pay? It’s not just the money. They will pay with their reputation. All over the world, if you show your Russian passport, everyone will look at you differently.
They don’t understand this. I have some experience playing in Russia before Manchester City. I had a circle of friends there, very small, but I still had it. Now, that circle doesn’t exist“, the 26-year-old ace noted, among other things.
Source: Sport Fm
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