“The moment when I found out that Gael and I were going to have a child, the war broke out” - Svitolina details going from happiest moment of her life to tragedy

Elina Svitolina shared a long Instagram post detailing her experience in trying to deal with her country involved in a brutal war.

Svitolina has experienced a very difficult year so far filled with some terrible moments but also a huge blessing as she became a mother for the first time recently. She detailed that in a long Instagram post as well as her hometown of Odesa suffering constant bombing during the war in Ukraine:

"This year has been both the happiest and the most tragic for me. The moment when I found out that Gael and I were going to have a child, the war broke out in my country. Even now, I still can't fully describe what I was feeling at that moment. I felt hurt and powerless because I couldn't stop this terrible war. However, I made a decision to take action."

She continued:

"On the 2nd of December, we held the 3rd edition of the charity gala. There, we raised over €240,000 for the Elina Svitolina Foundation and the United24 @u24.gov.ua program launched by Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy @zelenskiy_official. For this, I want to THANK my dear friends, guests, and partners! No matter what the future brings, we will continue to take action for Ukraine and help young talents! Glory to Ukraine."