Real Madrid give moral support to their Ukrainian goalkeeper, Andriy Lunin. Lunin’s country is at war with Russia.
Russia carried out a military operation in Ukraine, Thursday (24/2/2022) morning local time. Many victims fell, some players from Ukraine also expressed their criticism of the Red Bear Country.
In Madrid, there is Lunin. He has played for Los Blancos since 2018. The city of Luhansk, home to Lunin’s old club, Zorya Luhansk, is one of the regions recognized for its independence by Russia.
Regarding the war in Ukraine, Lunin received support from Madrid. Los Merengques coach, Carlo Ancleotti, who revealed it directly to the 23-year-old goalkeeper.
“I spoke to him, myself and the president, to show him our love because this is a difficult moment. War is terrible. The whole club wants to express our love for him,” Ancelotti said in As.
One of the Ukrainian players who reacted strongly to Russia’s decision was Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko. He condemned the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. Zinchenko expressed his opinion using the social media Instagram.
By uploading a photo of Putin, Zinchenko included offensive captions. “May you die in the most painful way possible.”
At Madrid, Lunin is mostly on loan. He has only played 3 times in all competitions, has never played in LaLiga.
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