Former player of the national team of Ukraine and Lisbon "

The 49-year-old ex-football player, together with his wife and children, left the territory of Ukraine during the war, using a Portuguese passport on the border with Hungary, as he told A Bola in an interview.

He left Kharkov with his family on the first day of the war. At the border with Moldova, Kandaurov was refused, despite the fact that he showed the passport of a citizen of Portugal, knowing in advance that he would not be released with a Ukrainian. Kandaurov, 49, then abandoned his attempt to leave Ukraine over Romania due to long queues at customs..

" Then I thought that I might not leave - I knew that men liable for military service had no right to leave the country. But since I have a Portuguese passport, I tried and crossed the border through Hungary.

Our journey lasted over 48 hours. After crossing the border, we felt relieved. We knew from the news that Kharkiv continued to be attacked, bombed, attacked. "

Note that Ukrainian men from 18 to 60 years old are prohibited from leaving the state during martial law.. This does not apply to members of large families (3 or more children).