One of the leaders of Ukraine's national team, Oleksandr Zinchenko, in an interview on the official website of London’s "Arsenal," among other things, talked about matches where he was captain of the blue and yellow team, and once again reminded Western audiences of the war in our country.

"Honestly, if you watched the games where I was captain of Ukraine's national team, then I didn't feel any different. I've already played more matches for my national team than many older players.

But today, in modern football, a leader is not just the team’s captain. If you have many leaders—it makes life easier. That's what we have in Ukraine's national team both on and off the field, as well as at "Arsenal."

...No one can imagine what Ukrainians are going through, especially those who are currently in the country trying to adapt to bombs overhead.

I already have two children, and I cannot imagine that my family has to hide in bomb shelters during nighttime sirens. It's very hard for people to understand what is happening in Ukraine.

We players who play abroad are telling the world about our nation’s tragedy and trying to help as much as we can, whenever we can...

I understand that people may be tired of the war, but we need to keep going. We don't know what will happen in the coming years, so we have to stick together.

We players have an additional responsibility. We can give Ukrainians positive emotions, make them smile, cheer them up for a few minutes. It's our duty—to give them joy. That’s what we try to do every time we put on the shirt with Ukraine's coat of arms on it," — Zinchenko noted.