Everton star Mykolenko makes same heartbreaking phone call daily to parents to make sure they’re still alive in Ukraine EVERTON star Vitaliy Mykolenko has opened up on the heartbreaking daily phone call he makes to his parents back in Ukraine.
With Russia continuing to bomb Ukraine, as they have done since invading in February 2022, Mykolenko makes sure to phone his parents before heading to Everton's Finch Farm base for training.
Mykolenko's dad, Sergei, and mum, Olesia, still live at their family home near Kyiv in war-torn Ukraine.
As a top-level athlete and member of the Ukraine national team, Mykolenko continues to inspire those back home.
Stars of other sports like Elina Svitolina and Oleksandr Usyk have also had an inspirational effect - with Mykolenko having met the latter.
