It is a situation that has thrown millions of people into utter disarray. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the situation has been particularly difficult for the inhabitants of the country, but also for those who live abroad and who suffer from not being able to return home or help their families. Elina Svitolina is one of those expatriates who are bearing the brunt of the consequences of this war between Ukraine and Russia which has been going on for more than seven months now. Since the beginning of the conflict, the wife of Gael Monfilswho is several months pregnant and should soon give birth, is trying to alert through her social networks about the threat hanging over the Ukrainian people.
“I am currently far from you, far from my people, but my heart has never felt so full of your soul, my people, every day I fear for you. My eyes keep crying, my heart keep bleeding”, she wrote at the start of the conflict in February. A war that continues and has already caused many deaths. Soon almost eight months without being able to return home and for Elina Svitolina it is starting to get long… On her Instagram account, where she is followed by more than 865,000 subscribers, the 28-year-old tennis player has just published several photos that speak volumes about the difficult period she is going through.
Elina publishes several photos that remind her of her country
“I miss my homeland so much”, writes the wife of Gaël Monfils in the comments, followed by an emoji with tears in her eyes. She accompanies these few words with several photos that probably come from good times spent in Ukraine. We see her in particular savoring the traditional cuisine of her country or on the television sets of national broadcasts. In a photo we see her with another woman who could be her grandmother and she also adds some photos of the country.