Football players Shulha and Vika say that “Ukraine is ready to die for peace”

Antonio Calderay Melilla, 15 Mar Anna Shulha and Victoria Kyslova 'Vika', Ukrainian futsal players from the National First Division Melilla Sport Capital Torreblanca, say they are well but “very worried and affected” by everything that happens in Ukraine, “who is willing to die for peace” in the “barbarism that Russia is committing”. Vika (Kherson, 3-1-1997) explained to EFE that the situation “is very critical, with many civilians killed, including children and the elderly”, while air strikes by the Russian army “are tearing down residential buildings, schools, universities and even hospitals.” He said he was having a very hard time from a distance, thinking about his relatives, who “are far away” and cannot “help them physically, only financially. Sometimes I don't have contact with them for three or four days, and I get really nervous,” she acknowledged. However, he explained that his family “is doing relatively well”, as far as possible, because “they now have food, water and heating, that is the most important thing, but they cannot go to the border to move further, like to Melilla”. However, he does not understand why this tragedy has been reached with thousands of deaths, “but it is due to only one culprit”, Russian President Vladimir Putin, who “only wants to destroy the Ukrainian people, their history, culture and cities, suppress the Ukrainian people, just as they did the Russian people.” “Putin has lost common sense and reason. Because of him, people are now being killed in Ukraine and cities are being destroyed. I hate not only Putin, but the majority of the Russian people for inaction and support for Putin's power,” he said. He argued that the whole world is on the side of Ukraine, a “very peaceful country, but willing to die for the sake of its homeland and for peace.” “Ukraine is European, with a good education, culture and ideology. For thirty years we have been defending our rights before the World and Europe. We have long since left the USSR behind and are ready to move to Europe and NATO,” said the footballer, who thanked her club for the support of her club, which “is turning over”. For her part, Anna Shulha (Kiev, 3-3-1995) pointed out that the situation in Ukraine is very bad, that “many people died and many others were forced to leave their homes and went to other countries to escape: Russia is destroying Ukrainian cities, it is very painful to see all this”, he added. As for his family, he indicated that he “lives in constant stress” since it is not possible to live otherwise in Ukraine, and “recently, a piece of rocket was shot down and flew into the home garden, but thank God no one was injured”, although his brother “is at war now”. It's terrible.” However, he stated that he “is very in touch” with his relatives and supports them in any way he can, although he “would like to be close to them at a time as hard as this” for which he held the Russian president responsible, whom he called “a terrifying person”. “He believes he can decide the fate of innocent people and I hope that he will soon be able to answer for all the pain and suffering he brought to the Ukrainian people. There can be no justification for such an act by Russia. They are terrorists and will never conquer Ukrainian land,” he stressed. CHIEF 1010101 acr/cb/ea (photo) (video)