Supporting His Country From A Distance Of Thousands Of Kilometers, Persipura Striker From Ukraine Yevhen Bokhasvili: We Must All Be United And Strong As Ever

Yevhen Bokhasvili (Instagram.com/@jeka_baha_10)

JAKARTA - Persipura Jayapura striker Yevhen Bokhasvili also spoke about the recent heating up of tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Yevhen considered the situation very worrying considering he was from Ukraine.

As a form of anger against Russia's recent invasion of Ukraine, Yevhen did not remain silent. Even though he is thousands of kilometers apart from his family in Ukraine, he still sends support and asks all Ukrainian citizens everywhere to stay united.

This was revealed by Yevhen through his personal Instagram account on Thursday, February 24. In the latest upload, Yevhen also posted a photo of the iconic blue and yellow map of Ukraine.

"Now in difficult times like this, all Ukrainians, all Ukrainians around the world no matter how many thousands of kilometers separate us, we must all be united and strong as ever!" open Yevhen in the caption written.

Yevhen also felt sad and devastated by the news about the attack in the form of explosions that began to rain down on several areas in Ukraine. With full pride as a citizen of Ukraine, Yevhen invites all citizens to support the army in Ukraine in maintaining the unity of the country and do not forget to ask for prayers so that the situation does not become more complicated.

“Today we heard the news of an explosion in our homeland, in a land of peace. I was born and raised in this country and I am proud to be a citizen of Ukraine."

“We are a strong, cultured country, we have our history and our future. Let's together support our country, our army. Let's all pray for our Ukraine, glory for Ukraine."

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine that could trigger a third world war began when Russian President Vladimir Putin called for an invasion of Ukraine until it was later discovered that bombs continued to rain down on the capital city of Kyiv.

The main cause of the heating up of Russia and Ukraine stems from the seizure of the Crimean peninsula between the two countries. It is known, Crimea's very strategic position makes this area a conflict area.