“Russia wants to bring despair and poverty,” Sergiy Stakhovsky RETURNS to pick up arms to defend Ukraine
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The world was recently thrown into crisis as the Vladimir Putin-led Russian government launched a military operation in Ukraine this week, with the move threatening to have bigger consequences around the world. Notable players such as Andrey Rublev, Sloane Stephens and Daniil Medvedev spoke on the matter and Dayana Yastremska shared her personal traumatic experience.
There have been widespread criticisms of the move by Putin to invade Ukraine, as war is never the option. Whichever country wins the battle, it’s the common people who lose the war. The potential war would not only affect the two countries but potentially the whole week world in some form or the other.
Stakhowski joins in defending homeland against Russia
Ukrainian tennis star Sergiy Stakhovsky was vacationing with his family in Dubai when Russian forces invaded his home country. The former star made a tough decision to leave his wife and three young children at their home in Hungary and return to his homeland to join the fight. He’s now a member of the army reservists helping defend the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
As a Russian military closes in on the city, Stakhovsky, 36, emphasized that he is prepared to do whatever it takes. He told CNN’s Brianna Keilar on Thursday that his goal is to help save Ukraine for its citizens and his children.
The former World No.31, who once defeated Roger Federer, revealed that his motivations come from the fact that his ancestors have been bury here and he would like to have a proud history to tell to his kids when they grow up one day. He also added that Ukrainians don’t want Russia to rule over them as they’d only bring despair and poverty.
“I was born here, my grandparents are buried here, and I would like to have a history to tell to my kids. Nobody here wants Russia to free them, they have freedom and democracy … and Russia wants to bring despair and poverty,” said Stakhovsky.
He also stated that though soldiers like him are untrained in warfare, it is patriotism and desire that’d get them through the line. The 36-year-old also revealed that if he did not go and help out his countrymen now, he’d be ridden with guilt for the rest of his life.
“It’s impossible to make that call without hesitation. I have a wife and three kids. I would stay home, I’d feel guilt that I didn’t come back (to Ukraine), and now I’m here, I feel guilty that I left them at home,” added the Ukrainian.
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