Everton's Ukrainian star Vitaliy Mykolenko has revealed his father is part of a military unit fighting Vladimir Putin ’s invaders back home.
The international defender, who has won 26 caps for his country, joined Everton from Dynamo Kyiv in January – just weeks before Russia invaded his homeland.
Speaking about the war in Ukraine before tonight’s Match for Peace between the Goodison Park club and his former team, he revealed his family are still in Kyiv, where his father is a serviceman.