The player does not want to speak the language of the occupiers.
Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder < Artem Bondarenko admitted that he decided to speak Ukrainian.
“Before the Russian invasion, I did speak Russian. But now I have decided to try to speak Ukrainian. Maybe it will be mistakes, but Ukrainian. Because I am ashamed to speak the language of the people who are destroying our country.
I am very proud to be Ukrainian and I think that after our victory the words “I am Ukrainian” will sound new and very proud all over the world. We want to appeal to our citizens. Believe in our victory and our army. Victory will definitely be ours, “Bondarenko said in an interview with” Football NEWS “.
It will be recalled that on February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities.
21-year-old native of Cherkasy Bondarenko spent 11 m Shakhtar's leader and scored one goal.
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Earlier it was reported that the “training base” Shakhtar “came under fire during the fighting near Kyiv .
