Former WTA number three Elina Svitolina spoke about the weaknesses of the Russian army and the fighting spirit of the Ukrainian people in a message published on Instagram on Thursday.

Elina SvitolinaPhoto: Julio Cesar AGUILAR / AFP / Profimedia

“Over the past two days, Russia has launched hundreds of missiles and kamikaze drones on our territory. Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Lviv, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro.

Enemies are annoyed by their own weaknesses at the front. They take revenge on innocent civilians, people who go to work or take their children to school.

I want to emphasize that no missile, no attack will be able to destroy Ukrainians. They can destroy our houses, our streets, but they cannot take away our dignity, courage and desire to be free. We will defend Ukraine, we will fight to victory” – Elina Svitolina on Instagram.

In mid-May, Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils announced that they will have a baby girl, who will be born in October this year.

Check out this Instagram post