Andriy Shevchenko says mum and sister refusing to leave Ukraine in tearful interview

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Chelsea striker, 45, appeared on Sky Sports on Wednesday afternoon, urging Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to do everything within their power to end the war in Ukraine."I'm so proud to be Ukrainian," said Shevchenko."It's a very difficult moment for my country, for my people, for my family."My mum and my sisters are in Kyiv at this moment and there are terrible things happening there."People dying, children dying, missiles pointing at our houses and we need to stop this war."We need to find a way to stop the war."Today (March 2nd) marks the tenth day of the Russian invasion after President Putin advanced his force into Ukrainian borders.Around 660,000 have opted to flee their homes to avoid the conflict, according to the UN's refugee agency, but men aged 18-60 fit for military service have been forced to stay behind and fight.A visibly upset Shevchenko says he has pleaded with his family to leave their homes in Kyiv."Yes I have tried many times," he said, when asked if he had held talks about them fleeing.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

You'll receive an email with all of the top news stories every single morning.You can find out more information on our email newsletter on this link here."I talk to them but their answer is no, they want to stay there."This is the spirit, this is the Ukrainian spirit."He added: "I want to thank all the world who are.