By Alex Pattle
February 19, 2022
Source: Independent
Photo Source: Getty Images
The former boxing champion’s fellow Ukrainians Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko are taking up arms in their country, where Oleksandr Usyk has returned home
Vasiliy Lomachenko has called for “peace and enlightenment” amid Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine.
Citizens in Kyiv were urged to take shelter on Friday as explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital, whose mayor Vitali Klitschko is taking up arms along with his brother Wladimir.
The ex-boxing champions are not the only Ukrainian icons within the sport to speak out against the invasion, however, with heavyweight title holder Oleksandr Usyk calling for “NO WAR” as he returned to his home country, while former multiple-weight champion Lomachenko has also shared his thoughts.
On his Instagram page, Lomachenko shared an image of two hands – painted with the colours of the Ukrainian and Russian flags respectively – making a dove shape, representing peace.
“A prayer for the peace of the whole world and the enlightenment of the peoples of the earth,” the 34-year-old wrote, before including a religious passage that referenced “love”, “grace” and the rejection of “evil”.
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