Ukrainian archer Viktor Ruban talks about how Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began for him.

" I still remember how at half past five in the morning I heard very strong explosions. The glass in the apartment trembled. Without even seeing what was happening on the street, I woke up with the thought and understanding that something terrible had happened.. We tried to leave on February 24, but due to huge traffic jams, we returned back. Opened the basement, equipped it with neighbors. Approximately 7-8 days lived with the children in the basement, and then went to Chernivtsi" ua.

Victor Ruban is a multiple winner of the European and World Championships, as well as the Beijing 2008 Olympic champion in the individual championship and the Athens 2004 bronze medalist in the team competition.

Recall that on February 24 last year, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities..

In September, the Ukrainian army launched a counteroffensive, freeing almost the entire Kharkiv region from Russian invaders..

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Earlier it was reported that during the shelling of Kharkov, a titled Ukrainian cyclist died.