West Ham player Yarmolenko posted a harrowing Instagram video over two minutes long in which he addressed his Russian counterparts.
He criticizes them in particular for not denouncing the Russian-Ukrainian conflict launched by Russia.
“Guys, why are you sitting like assholes not saying anything?
In my country, they kill women, mothers, children.
But you, you say nothing, not a comment.
I know many of you, and you have all told me that your president's actions are wrong.
So show them, tell them!
Wear your balls in real life!
Glory to Ukraine »
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Deeply shocked since the start of the war in Ukraine, he had been put to rest by his coach David Moyes during the meeting against Wolverhampton last weekend.
The player has since returned to training, as his club play in the FA Cup against Southampton tonight.
Yarmolenko, now 32, has been a starter for Dynamo Kiev for more than nine years.
With his selection, quarter-finalist of the last Euro, he scored 44 goals in 107 games.
His selection teammates, Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica Lisbon), and Oleksandr Zincheko (Manchester City) have been applauded in recent days and burst into tears.