Former Ukrainian footballer and former Genoa coach Shevchenko talked about what his family went through after the Russian invasion. Millions of Ukrainians have been living in hell since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
Almost twenty days have passed since the war began and more than 2.5 million refugees have left the country, in addition to more than the 2 million displaced people who were unable to leave Ukraine but were forced to leave their homes.
Since the start of the Russian offensive, former Ukrainian footballer and coach Andrei Shevchenko has been talking on social media about the complicated situation that his family is going through. His mother and sister were trapped for days in the city of Butcha, near Kiev, where Russian troops had arrived.
Shevchenko recounts the complications that his mother and sister encountered. Speaking to Sky Sports, Shevchenko explained that both women were hiding in the basement, “The conditions there are terrible. There's no food. There is no electricity.”
The former striker, who has been using his social networks for days to condemn the situation in his country, also referred to the humanitarian corridor. “They're being attacked,” he said. “If my mother and sister wanted to leave and try... it would be very dangerous for them. There were many bombings in Bucha and in the vicinity of Irpin and Hostomel.
The city was completely destroyed,” said the former Dynamo Kyiv and Milan player. “When I was young, I was going to train with Boucha and everything was very bad. There are no buildings anymore,” added Shevchenko, who took to Instagram on Friday to condemn the situation in recent days, a story that shakes and shows what the civilian people of Ukraine are suffering.