In February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an order to invade Ukraine on a large scale.
Mudryk is one of 13 players who talk about how the conflict has affected their hometowns in a film that the Ukrainian Football Association released. ; external
The video also included Bournemouth defender Ilya Zabarnyi and Arsenal left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Mykola Shaparenko, the striker for Dynamo Kyiv, concurred, saying that his childhood village of Velyka Novosilka “was completely destroyed by Russia.”
On Monday at 14:00 BST, the football team from Ukraine will play Romania in their opening game at the European Championship in Germany.
“My city has been bombarded with missiles day and night since the beginning of the full-scale war,” stated Chelsea player Mudryk.
In addition, he said, his parents “continue to build their lives there and always believe in the victory of Ukraine” and stay in Krasnograd.
The city is located in the eastern Ukrainian province of Kharkiv and is also the birthplace of Real Madrid goalie Andriy Lunin.
