Former head coach of the Ukrainian national team Andriy Shevchenko told the British edition of the Daily Mail about the war unleashed by the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

" I got a phone call. It was my mom. She... I'm sorry. It is not simple. I assure you. She said " We could not believe that Russia would take such a step and start a war. We were shocked.

You feel every bomb that hits the ground cause the house is shaking. This is what war looks like now. That stage when the Russians surround the city and just bomb. They don't stop. It's ruthless.

They do not give the Ukrainian people a chance for humanitarian corridors. My mom is there. Sister too, like uncle, aunt, cousin. My friends are some on the front line. They stand for our country, freedom, choice, pride. We defend, we fight. We should. We don't have a choice.

The position of President Volodymyr Zelensky was very important. He could leave. But he clearly said that he would stay and that we must defend our country. It united the Ukrainian people. He stayed with them, we won't give up.

When you see people on the street walking without weapons to stop the tank, it's strong. We will defend ourselves to the end. Russia is not welcome here. I'm just telling the truth.

The right approach is to tell the truth. I feel sorry for the journalists who are dying. Those on the front line are trying to tell the world the truth, but they are being killed.

Jordan, my eldest son, went with me to the protests in London.. He knows what's going on. It's hard for me and my family, but I know how hard it is for people in Ukraine who are constantly afraid for their lives,"

Earlier it was reported that Shevchenko settled refugees from Ukraine in his house in London..