Spezia player outburst: “Russian soldiers killed my friend in Ukraine”

The war in Ukraine after the Russian invasion in the early hours of February 24 not only did not stop, but exceeded 40 days, while in the last 24 hours the voices and complaints from the Ukrainian side about the mass killing of civilians by Russian soldiers have been loud were increasing.

Such drama is experienced by 26-year-old Ukraine international striker Viktor Kovalenko with teammate Dimitris Nikolaou in Spezia (on loan from Atalanta) to give an interview to Gazzetta dello Sport and confess all his fears and concerns.

Shocking was the moment when he showed a photo of a dead man in front of his car in his birthplace of Hersonissos, in which Kovalenko claimed it was a friend of his who was shot at by Russian troops, even though he was unarmed.

“He was a friend of mine. He went into hiding for five days before trying to leave the country with his brother and a girlfriend. Russian troops stopped him at a checkpoint.

They killed the two men and didn’t even return their bodies to bury. They held the girl captive for three hours. “When she was released, she ran and screamed.” emphasized properties.

“My father has a rifle if necessary…”

In the same interview, Kovalenko revealed that his family is in Ukraine and has no way of escaping: “Right now it is impossible for them to try to leave. It’s very dangerous.

If the Russians see a car nearby, they shoot. They don’t care who is inside, whether citizens, women or men. There are three checkpoints before the Hersonissos border. There is one more aspect to consider.

My parents, like many Ukrainians, would never leave their home. If they leave, they won’t find anything when they return. The Russians came in and took everything away. What would you do if you were in her place? The choice is easy.

You live there and defend your home and your life. My father has a gun, he hopes he won’t use it, but he’s willing to do it to defend himself and his family.

I call my brother in the morning but they hang up after 20 seconds. Communication is difficult. In the afternoon I try to call my mother.

I can’t understand how they are, I don’t understand if they are telling the truth or keeping some things to themselves. They’re afraid the Russians will hear what they’re saying, they won’t even send me photos, they’re afraid their phones will be monitored.

My birthday was February 14th. My mother and nephew (who is five years old) visited me in Italy and returned to Hersonissos just before the Russian invasion” said the player in part of his shocking revelations about the difficult times his own people have been going through for 40 days, in the hell that the Russians have created not only in his homeland but around the world.