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The Ukrainian Premier League restarted on Tuesday on the
country's Day of National Flag, another show of resistance
following Russia's invasion in February which brought a
premature end to last season's championship.
Zinchenko, who has represented Ukraine 52 times, joined Arsenal
from Premier League champions Manchester City in July.
"It's so important to show the rest of the world that the
Ukrainian people don't give up, and in any situation they carry
on. It's all about our people," Zinchenko said
https://www.arsenal.com/news/
zinchenkos-pride-ukraine-restarting-football in an interview on
Arsenal's website.
Although only certain venues with bomb shelters are being used
for UPL games and no fans are allowed into the stadiums,
Zinchenko said people needed football.
"I'd like to say a massive thanks to the Ukrainian federation,
and president (Volodymyr) Zelenskiy who said we needed to play
our competition in Ukraine," he added.
"I know it's not going to have the best facilities but we need
to keep going and that's the most important thing for all
Ukrainians. I can't wait and I'll watch all the games if it's
possible."
(Reporting by Silvia Recchimuzzi in Gdansk, editing by Ed
Osmond)
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