Former Ballon d’Or winner, Andriy Shevchenko came close to being hit by a Russian drone strike during a recent visit to his home country, Ukraine.
The former Chelsea and AC Milan striker who is currently in Doha as he is one of the many guests FIFA invited for the 2022 World Cup final, revealed this during an interview with Sky Sports where he talked about the war in his homeland, Ukraine.
Shevchenko further disclosed that this occurred during his visit to Ukraine in November.
He said;
“Yeah, I was very close to one.
“About 2km from the strike. One of the electric central generators (was hit) like we all know the Russians are trying to hit the critical infrastructure. The feeling (from the explosion) was very strong.
“When I move to the war zone I know this could happen.
“It is an incredible feeling when you go there. The people are suffering but they are very united. We know what we have to do, we know how to survive, we know we have to be united together.”
Watch the interview below…
🗣️ “I was very close, about 2000 meters from a strike.”
Andriy Shevchenko tells his story about the time he was nearly hit by a missile during a visit back home to Ukraine. 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/JiVUriGJaS
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) December 16, 2022
Despite being in Doha, Shevchenko is still hosting meetings with influential politicians from around the world to campaign for more support for Ukrainians after the invasion by Russia.