CNN —Ukrainian soccer star Oleksandr Zinchenko says his first trip back to his home country since the Russian invasion has been hard to comprehend.
But in my head, there are a lot of thoughts.”Violence continues to be the reality for many across Ukraine.
Rebuilding a schoolBoth Zinchenko and Shevchenko visited the school in Chernihiv Oblast, north of Kyiv, which had been damaged by a Russian missile.
“I use every chance in public and using interviews to remind people that the war is still going on in Ukraine,” he says.
The meeting was also an opportunity to discuss the charity match, which will see both Zinchenko and Shevchenko lead opposing teams.
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