Artem Milevsky, the former striker of the national team of Ukraine and Dynamo Kyiv, has been struggling with depression following the invasion of Russia into Ukraine. Milevsky, who is of Belarusian descent, has withdrawn from public life and declined offers to participate in charity matches or veteran competitions. Former Dynamo Kyiv head coach Oleksandr Khatskevich believes that Milevsky has “lost himself” and is in need of help. Khatskevich recalls that Milevsky had previously associated with “dubious friends” and suggests that he may have fallen into the wrong company again. Khatskevich emphasizes the importance of having someone nearby to provide support and guidance in such situations.
Former head coach of Dynamo Kyiv Oleksandr Khatskevich shared his opinion on the current situation of the former capital giants striker Artem Milevsky.
The former striker of the national team of Ukraine and Kyiv Dynamo Artem Milevsky after the beginning of the massive invasion of Russia into our country was depressed.
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Milevsky, who is ethnic Belarusian, suffered greatly from the war in Ukraine. He stopped blogging. In addition, the former Dynamo player was offered to participate in charity matches or compete for veterans, but he refused.
Alexander Khatskevich believed that Artem “lost himself” after the end of his career, and needed help.
“We have to remain human in any case and return to the Milevsky we know. He has quite a serious project on the YouTube channel. But first, you have to start with yourself. I know the person needs help, that’s all.”
Khatskevich recalled that in the past Milevsky had “dubious friends” and did not exclude that the former football player had now contacted the wrong person.
“When he was a football player, he got burned with his friends. Today, perhaps, I once again fell into the wrong company.
I will gladly help him because I once lost my best friend (we are talking about Valentin Belkevich, – more or less FanDay.net). Artem and I may not be best friends, but still friends.
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Khatskevich was sure that Milevsky needed help and that there should be someone nearby who could support Artyom.
You can quickly “burn out” if there is no one nearby to help you and point you in the right direction. All I see is that I need help,” Khatskevich said on SportArena’s YouTube channel.
- Milevsky played for Dynamo from 2003 to 2013. The forward played 276 matches for the Kyivans, scoring 88 goals and making 54 assists.
- Khatskevich led the capital club from 2017 to 2019 and won the Ukrainian Super Cup twice with the team.
- Belkevich, who played for Dynamo (1996-2007), died on August 1, 2014 of thromboembolism at the age of 41.
