'My blood and my roots come from both Russia and Ukraine. I am torn in two as I watch the horror unfolding, the country being destroyed, families being displaced, their whole life lying in charred fragments around them.”
Ukrainian actor Milla Jovovich is opening up about what it's like watching her home country suffer amid an invasion by Russia.post on Friday reflecting on the international events.
"I am heartbroken and dumbstruck trying to process the events of this week in my birthplace of Ukraine. My country and people being bombed. Friends and family in hiding. My blood and my roots come from both Russia and Ukraine," Jovovich wrote."I am torn in two as I watch the horror unfolding, the country being destroyed, families being displaced, their whole life lying in charred fragments around them.
"I remember the war in my father’s homeland of former Yugoslavia and the stories my family tells of the trauma and terror they experienced," Jovovich continued."War. Always war. Leaders who cannot bring peace. The never ending juggernaut of imperialism. And always, the people pay in bloodshed and tears."
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine erupted on Thursday when Russian troops began to advance on the neighboring country after weeks of tension. The conflict has led more than