A little over two weeks ago, Olympic medalist Stanislav Horuna was the captain of Ukraine's national karate team. Now, he's fighting in a war.
"Everyday nonstop the night before the news, we are checking if our friends and family members are okay, if somebody needs something... So, no time to complain or time to reconsider your life," Horuna told CBS News from his hometown of Lviv."That's just how it is. It's a critical moment." who have dropped everything in their lives to fight off the Russian invasion.
"We don't have proper military preparation trainings and fighting experience, but anyway, we are on our land, we are at home and we are ready to protect," he said. Stanislav Horuna won a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics months ago. Now, in his words, is an"ordinary soldier" fighting against Russia. He said they told him to"stay here and protect this territory. Because if enemy comes here, somebody needs somebody to fight."
The 33-year-old marveled at the amount of people from"more than 50 countries" who have come to fight with Ukraine.
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