Moved to tears.
It was in this state of sadness that Andriy Shevchenko, the former star of AC Milan, found himself during an interview for RAI, the major Italian public channel, on Sunday evening.
During the program "Che Tempo Che Fa", the former Ukrainian international was asked about the conflict in Ukraine.
He now lives in London but his family still lives in the country.
With a poignant response Shevchenko called for help: “I ask you, open your hearts to my people, to the women, children, to the elderly who need your help so badly.
Make them feel like you made me feel.
The top scorer in the history of the Ukrainian selection explained that he talks every day with his mother, his sister and his family.
“It was their choice to stay,” he revealed.
🇺🇦🇮🇹 "Italians, open your hearts to my people who need your help so much": Andrei Shevchenko's message, eyes red, last night on the show 'Che Tempo Che Fa' on Rai.
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The former Ukraine coach, who took his team to the quarter-finals of Euro 2021, took part in the RAI show in the initiative to raise funds.
A mission led by the Italian Red Cross for the Ukrainians, affected every day a little more by the fighting within their country.
Shevchenko, winner of the Champions League in 2003, resolutely hopes for the end of this war: “We must try to convince Russia to cease fire, to find a diplomatic solution and to stop this war.
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