On March 4, Beijing time, Ukrainian international Kornienko posted a photo of himself wearing a military uniform. It is reported that Kornienko voluntarily applied to join the armed forces and will participate in the war in Ukraine and Russia. The 23-year-old Ukrainian international also wrote on social media accounts: "I am helping the military. We can destroy the Russian gang of villains. Glory belongs to Ukraine! ”
Born in 1999 as a defender, Kornyenko debuted in the youth academy of Ukrainian giants Donetsk miners. Talented, he was selected for the Ukrainian national youth team for the U20 World Youth Championship as early as 2019.
In that tournament, the Ukrainian national youth team defeated the South Korean team 3-1 in the final to win the championship. The biggest player in ukraine's national youth team was Goalkeeper Lunin, who played for Real Madrid, when Kornienko appeared in the final wearing the No. 9 shirt.
Korniko is also currently an active Ukrainian international, making 2 appearances for Ukraine so far. In a warm-up match against the Czech Republic on September 8 last year, Kornienko scored on his debut to help Ukraine draw 1-1.
At the club, Kornienko has made 29 appearances for the Miners first team and made 9 starts in 13 appearances this season, contributing 1 goal and 2 assists. Cornienko was given the opportunity to play in the Champions League miners' home match against La Liga giants Real Madrid on 20 October last year. In less than 5 months, he completed the transition from playing against Real Madrid to joining the Ukrainian army.
It is worth noting that the Ukrainian 56-year-old veteran Vini Dub of moldovan team Sharif, which is in the same group as Miners in the Champions League this season, has also worn a military uniform to defend the motherland. Compared with the big Ukrainian stars abroad who only curse their opponents on social media accounts, Kornienko and Vinidubu are undoubtedly the real admirable people.