Oleksandr Zinchenko revealed last night that only his family has stopped him from travelling to fight in Ukraine.
The Manchester City defender, who learned of Russia’s invasion when awoken by wife Vlada at midnight last week, has continued training and was made captain for Tuesday’s FA Cup win at Peterborough United.
Friends from home have been sending Zinchenko countless videos of the Russian onslaught, while the 48-cap international expressed gratitude for the worldwide support for his homeland.
‘I'm just crying. It’s already [been] a week - I'm not counting - but even when I drive the car from the training ground, I can just cry from nothing,’ the 25-year-old told Gary Lineker during an interview with BBC Sport.