Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, heavyweight siblings who have both achieved the top of their career as world champions, have been forced to compete much closer to home since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February.
While younger brother Wladimir Klitschko enlisted in the Kyiv Territorial Defense Brigade when Russia invaded, Vitali Klitschko has been the mayor of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, since 2014.
“You know the simplest thing you can do? Die for your country. The most complicated? Live for your country,” Wladimir told Piers Morgan.
“That means fight for life, protect your people, protect your country, protect yourself.
“It’s so complicated that at some point you really catch a feeling like ‘you know I’m going to run to my death,’ so to speak, just to end this misery.”
TONIGHT’S @PiersUncensored is a world exclusive interview with the Klitschko brothers Wladimir & Vitali in Kyiv, Ukraine. Two former world heavyweight champs now fighting for their country. It’s a raw, passionate, intense conversation. Don’t miss it. pic.twitter.com/eD5d0dnd3f
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 26, 2022
In addition, Vitali mentioned witnessing a little kid who was oblivious of his recent orphanage. “This war can touch everyone in Europe.”
With no sign of an end in sight and thousands of confirmed casualties, the war in Ukraine is now in its fifth month.
“The strength is of us Ukrainians that we don’t want to die even though a lot have already been killed and tortured and raped and now still putting life on the line,” Wladimir Klitschko said.
“The strength is of us Ukrainians that we don’t want to die even though a lot have already been killed and tortured and raped and now still putting life on the line,” Wladimir Klitschko said.
“So, we stay strong, we stay alive and we fight for our choice not to live on our knees.”
The secret of resilience is not to be overwhelmed by negative thoughts.
The first battlefield is the mind. #FaceTheChallenge #WeAreAllUkrainians #StopTheWar pic.twitter.com/mxmT0Tvuae
— Klitschko (@Klitschko) July 28, 2022
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