Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Artem Bondarenko admitted that he decided to communicate in Ukrainian.

" But now I decided to try to speak Ukrainian. Perhaps it will be with errors, but in Ukrainian. Because I'm ashamed to speak the language of the people who destroy our state.

I am very proud that I am Ukrainian. I think that after our victory, the words " I would like to appeal to our citizens. Believe in our victory and our army.

Victory will definitely follow us,"

Recall that on February 24, 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..

21-year-old native of Cherkasy Bondarenko played 11 matches for Shakhtar and scored one goal.

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Earlier it was reported that Shakhtar's training base was shelled during the fighting near Kiev.