The ‘broken heart’ of Nadiia Kunina, the Ukrainian who stirs consciences

Russia’s invasion of the Ukrainian people is leaving moving gestures from inhabitants who live far from their country and who see how their relatives and friends are in constant danger and uncertainty. This is the case of the Ukrainian soccer player Nadiia Kuninaone of the benchmarks for women’s football in Eastern countries, where this sport is growing strongly.

The 21-year-old midfielder is one of the stars of the Ukraine national team and is currently part of the squad for the FC Linköping sueco, where he is making his way as a professional soccer player in a top-level team in the elite.

this very week, Nadiia Kunina participated in an event held in Sweden in support of the population of Ukraine, a mass demonstration where the player was supported by her teammates. The player wants to get involved in the first person in a conflict where she wants to take advantage of the power of her image.

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own Nadiia uploaded a photo on her Instagram account in which, dressed in the flag of her country, she makes the gesture of the heart with her hands to send a beautiful and emotional greeting to her people, a snapshot that has been used as a symbol by the Football Federation of Ukraine after uploading it to their social networks as a show of support for the people of Ukraine by all the footballers who are far from their borders but who are heartbroken by the situation in their country. A gesture destined to remove consciences.

Under the # tagStayWithUkraine, the player’s gesture is becoming a declaration of intent. Thousands of Ukrainians are taking to the streets across Europe to ask Vladimir Putin stop the invasion of your country in an unprecedented move.