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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Andrew Gamble

Belarusian tennis star Victoria Azarenka speaks out amid country’s role in Ukraine invasion

Belarusian tennis star and former world number one Victoria Azarenka admitted she is devastated by the suffering of Ukrainian people amid the Russian invasion.

Over 2,000 Ukrainian civilians have reportedly died in the conflict while hundreds of buildings including homes, hospitals, kindergartens and transport facilities have been destroyed, according to Ukraine ’s emergency service.

Azarenka took to social media to declare her dismay and great sadness at the events, with her native Belarus acting alongside Russia as a key staging area for their troops mounting the invasion.

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