Elina Svitolina ditches racket and grabs rocket launcher and machine gun on return to Ukraine

Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina has put down her racket and picked up a rocket launcher, returning to her homeland now that she has a break from her professional duties. Svitolina, ranked 23rd in the world, has often used her stature as one of the country’s most successful players to draw attention to the war in Ukraine. On Monday afternoon, she posted photos on Instagram of herself holding a rocket launcher and a machine gun in Kharkiv, Ukraine. “Kharkov has a special place in my heart. It felt like home when I started my professional career here at the age of 12 and it continues to give me the feeling of warmth and protection during the great war. If you ask me where I find the motivation to compete, I will answer you: This is my country, my people, my Kharkiv and our heroes,” the tennis player writes in her post. […]
Source: News Beast

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