Last week, the football coach was in charge of a Moldovan club in the UEFA Europa League, but he left on Saturday to join the Ukrainian territorial army, only days after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the country began. With the Russians waging a brutal attack on land, air, and sea, Vernydub says he knew he had to return home and enlist as soon as the bombardment began. He told the BBC, “I don’t want to lie to you.” ‘I witnessed a lot of powerful men leaving the nation as I was returning home.’ That’s when I realized I couldn’t do the same thing. I promised myself that I’d enroll as soon as I go…
