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24th February 2022
11:52am GMT
Following initial reports of airstrikes and explosions across cities such as Kyiv, Podilsk, Kharkiv, Mariupol and more, an update confirmed that nearly all major parts of Ukraine have been subject to Russian attacks.
According to reports, at least seven people have already been confirmed dead, with one attack in Podilsk, a city just outside Odessa, claiming six while another seven were injured. At least 19 people are also still unaccounted for.
In an emotional message on Tuesday, Zinchenko, who began his career at Russian club FC Ufa, said: "The whole civilised world is worried about the situation in my country.
"I can't stay back and strive to put my point across. In the photo - my country. The country where I was born and raised.
"A country whose colours I defend in the international sports arena. A country that we try to glorify and develop.
"A country whose borders must remain inviolable. My country belongs to Ukrainians and no one will ever be able to appropriate it. We will not give up! Glory to Ukraine."
It comes after the footballer's wife, Vlada Shcheglova, who is a journalist, posted a photo of a pro-Ukraine rally in London on Wednesday evening.
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