Manchester City player Oleksandr Zinchenko would have definitely been in Ukraine if not for his daughter and his family. Ukraine has been invaded by Russia and they require all the help now.
Here’s the reason behind Zinchenko not returning to Ukraine to fight
Zinchenko said in an interview with the BBC, via Marca: “I’ll be honest, if not for my daughter and my family, I would be there.”
“I’m so proud to be Ukrainian and I will be forever for the rest of my life.”
“When you’re watching the people, how they fight for their lives, I know the people, the mentality of my people from my country. They prefer to die and they will die, ut they’re not going to give up.”
He further added: “I spoke with many people who are on our side and they said that the way Russian TV is showing us is ridiculous.”
“My mission is to show the rest of the world what’s going on in this moment.”
Zinchenko thanked the British public for the support that he has received both for himself and his country. He said: “I’m so grateful to all these people for the support I’m getting here.”
“I didn’t realise it was going to be like that in this way. So I would like to say all of them big thanks. I appreciate it.”
“I’m getting a lot of messages from a lot of guys in Ukraine and they are asking me about the videos of support [from the UK].”
“So people are watching TV, the people are still watching football and they can see all these things and I guess it helps a lot for them.”
“It’s like, the people who are supporting Ukraine, they are trying to push them – don’t give up. And I know my people they won’t.”
