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Matthew Lindsay

Oleksandr Zinchenko praises Tartan Army for Ukrainian anthem gesture and urges nations to unite and beat 'evil'

Oleksandr Zinchenko trains with his Ukraine team mates at Hampden

UKRAINE midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko tonight lauded the Scotland supporters who have pledged to sing his country’s national anthem at the Qatar 2022 play-off semi-final tomorrow evening – and stated the “evil” of the Russian invasion will only be defeated if countries unite.

The Manchester City midfielder spoke emotionally about the ongoing conflict in his homeland before he took part in a training session at Hampden along with his fellow members of the visitors’ national squad.

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