Ukrainian people are living in a ‘nightmare’: Svitolina

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Ukraine tennis star Elina Svitolina says her people are living a “terrible nightmare” and has called on the sporting world to do whatever it can to help.
The world No 15 put up an emotional Instagram post after Russia attacked her homeland on Thursday stating that her heart was bleeding after looking at the events that were transpiring back home.
And speaking with Sky Sports News, the 27-year old, who is married to French tennis star Gael Monfils, has called on the war to be stopped.
“I’m shocked at this terrible nightmare,” said Svitolina in an exclusive interview. “I’m really praying every single minute for my family, for my friends, for all people in Ukraine and around the world for safety, for peace.
“Considering what people are going through in Ukraine and what my family are going through while being in Ukraine and friends – I try to keep in contact with them to see what’s happening there.
“I’m very safe compared to them so. To be honest with you, I’m only thinking about them and for me it’s a very stressful time because I cannot do anything. I cannot really help them. I wish I could help them. It’s extremely tough mentally for me. I cannot imagine what they are going through. I’m just praying. “It’s a horrible situation for the people in Ukraine, what they have to go through without sleepless nights, without food and electricity so that’s horrible. For me, it’s heartbreaking to hear this.
“The war is something we have to stop and it’s something better than anything else. What is happening is very tough for me to imagine.”
Former Ukrainian tennis player, Sergiy Stakhovsky, who famously defeated Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2013, has said he is willing to fight for his country despite not having any military experience.