Vitaliy Mykolenko has admitted war in Ukraine has made him realise the problems he thought he had were unimportant.
The Everton defender is currently on international duty and is in line to face the Republic of Ireland in the Polish city of Lodz on Wednesday evening, his country's fourth fixture in 11 days.
However, the aches and pains he has sustained during that run of games - as well as the disappointment of missing out on a trip to the World Cup finals following play-off defeat by Wales - after an ultimately successful battle against relegation from the Premier League pale into insignificance alongside the plight of his compatriots at home in the wake of Russia's invasion.