Russia first invaded Ukraine on February 24 and has since destroyed several cities, with the death toll continuing to rise daily.
The 25-year-old defender took to Instagram to encourage the support of his 1.6 million followers, to help stop the ongoing war that has led to many civilian and child deaths. “I am not only a Ukrainian footballer, but also a Ukrainian citizen,” he told his Instagram followers. “Now my country is defending itself against Russian aggression, thousands of people are dying. “Russian troops have already destroyed many cities, bombs and shells are raining down on peaceful houses of civilians. “I was born and raised in the Zhytomyr region. On March 8, Russian warplanes attacked Malyn, a town near Zhytomyr. “One of the airstrikes killed a family of five, including a baby. I also have a daughter. Manchester City footballer Oleksandr Zinchenko urges people to keep talking Zinchenko revealed that more than 140 children have died and there will be even more “My heart breaks at the thought of how many children her age are dying and how many are orphaned in this war. “There are already more than 140 dead children and there will be more if no one stops this invasion. “I ask you, please, speak! Do not be silent as young children die every day. Please, help us with your words and your support. “Stop Putin! “Save the children of Ukraine.” Mass graves were discovered on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, he claimed yesterday, amid fears that brutal Russian troops were executing civilians as they retreated. The Ukrainians claimed that Russian forces were “trapping corpses and executing civilians while retreating from the recaptured Kiev region.” Ukrainian international Zinchenko admits he is heartbroken to see how many die Territorial defense fighters told the Times they found the mutilated bodies of 18 people, including women and children aged 14, in a cellar.
Horrifying images appeared with corpses scattered in the streets of the city of Bucha, which was recaptured by Ukrainian forces on Friday.
The mayor of the city, Anatoly Fedoruk, said last night: “We have already buried 280 people in mass graves.” The bodies of at least 20 men in civilian clothes were found on a single residential street. One had his hands tied behind his back with a white cloth. A Ukrainian passport was on the ground nearby. “All these people were shot, killed, in the back of the head,” Fedoruk said. He added that many of the bodies had white bandages on them “to show that they were unarmed” and that a 14-year-old boy was among the dead. He claimed that some of the victims had tried to cross the Buchanka River into Ukrainian-controlled territory and that entire families had been lost, including “children, women, grandmothers”. “These are the consequences of the Russian occupation.” An aerial photograph shows burnt Russian armored vehicles on the outskirts of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, on Friday MP Keira Rudick posted a video of the gruesome scene on Twitter, writing: “Russians were killing people with their hands tied behind their backs and leaving corpses near the road. tremble”. Bucha, a suburban town of 28,000, has been devastated by the fighting. The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a police station, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens more. Sixteen of the 20 bodies found on a street were either on the sidewalk or on the side. Three were spread out in the middle of the street and another was in the yard of a house. One appeared to have been killed while riding his bicycle. Everyone wore civilian clothes, such as jackets or overalls, jeans or jogging pants, and gyms or boots.
Zelensky warned that retreating Moscow troops were creating “complete destruction” in suburbs and cities outside Kyiv. Ukrainian police check the wreckage of Russian tanks and armored personnel carriers (APCs) in the village of Dmytrivka, west of Kiev, on April 2. Destroyed houses, military equipment and even the bodies of the dead have been set off with explosives as Russian forces withdraw, he said in his nightly video address to the nation. “They are mining the whole territory. They are mining houses, mining equipment, and even the bodies of people who were killed. “There are a lot of ropes, a lot of other dangers,” he said. Local troops remove corpses from the streets with long wires for fear they may have been set up to explode. City, however, showed their support and gave a Ukrainian refugee to use its training facilities after the cancellation of his contract at a Russian club. Andriy Kravchuk – a former teammate of Oleksandr Zinchenko at Shakhtar Donetsk academy – terminated his contract with Torpedo Moscow after the Russian invasion of his homeland. The 23-year-old started training with City’s Elite Development Squad on Thursday and will remain in the Premier League champions until the end of the season. Zinchenko played a role in facilitating the arrival of the Ukrainian international U-21 after his departure for Manchester. Oleksandr Zinchenko (right) helped Andriy Kravchuk’s former teammate move to Man City “Leaving the club was the only decision,” Kravchuk said. “I was really upset. People in Ukraine would not understand me if I continued to play there. I can not believe it happened. In the 21st century, in the middle of Europe. “I still can not find the words.” Kravchuk realized the massive attacks while he was missing in the preparation of the season with the Moscow Torpedo in Turkey, he woke up at 5 in the morning from his mother on February 24 after the launch of the first rockets in his homeland. “Her first words to me were: ‘Russia is bombing us.’ It’s shocking. I was destroyed inside me. I’m in groups on my phone and I always get bomb alert notifications. Every time these alerts come, I’m so worried. “Your only thought is that my family may die.”