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Arsenal star would answer call to fight in Ukraine
Arsenal full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko has said he would return to Ukraine to fight in the defence of his country if called up.
Asked by BBC's Newsnight whether he would answer a call-up, Zinchenko said: "I think it's a clear answer. I would go."
The 27-year-old has already donated £1m to help those back home following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
He said several of his former school friends had already joined up to fight on the frontlines.
"It's tough to understand that just recently we've been in the same school, we were playing in the playground or on the football pitch, and now they have to defend our country," he said.
"Honestly, [it's] so hard to accept this, but it is what it is. We cannot give up."
Several high-profile Ukrainian sports personalities, including current world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and brothers and fellow former boxers Vitaly (now mayor of Kyiv) and Wladimir Klitschko have all served in the Ukrainian military since the war broke out.
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