The newspaper Härjedalen was the first to report on Vladimir "Vlad" Belykhs - who is a football goalkeeper in the division 4 club Ånge IF.

On Thursday morning, Vladimir Belykh woke up at home in the apartment in the Ukrainian city of Odessa on the Black Sea.

- The biggest explosions were at 05.00 this morning.

I woke up to a big explosion.

It was not such a bang as from fireworks or something like that, I have never heard such a bang before, he says.

Vladimir Belykh has lived in Sweden for the past three years but has been at home in Odessa since October to visit his parents.

For the first two years, the Ukrainian lived in Sveg and was involved in taking Sveg's football team up from division five to four.

The following year, he attracted interest from Ånge IF, a resident of division four in Medelpad, who also gave him the chance at the club.

- I went and woke my parents and prepared our things, I told them that we must collect our documents and prepare to leave.

I have no idea what to do, we can drive the car to the border.

Right now we just have to wait and see what happens, says the Steam Goalkeeper.

"How can war be possible?"

He says that there were long queues outside the petrol stations and grocery stores this morning - but now it is completely quiet throughout Odessa.

- The last explosion was at 11.00.

It's just panic right now.

Many people are sitting by the subway, it is a very strange situation for everyone.

I do not understand how in 2022 we can have wars in the world.

Many more people have to talk, how can war be possible?

I do not understand, says "Vlad".

Ukrainian media are talking about how the situation has escalated.

Ukraine has imposed a state of emergency, martial law and people are urged to stay at home.

- They say that the situation is much more difficult right now.

We're just waiting for good news.

We hope it will end.

Everyone is very scared, there are no people out, no cars, nothing.

Everyone is at home waiting for new information, he says.

It is not certain that "Vlad" will return to Sweden

For the 20-year-old goalkeeper, the plan was to return to Sweden and Ånge before this season - something that can now have consequences.

- I do not know how it will be now.

I really hope I can come back to Sweden.

All the papers are ready to travel to Sweden and I really want to come back, we will have to wait and see, Belykh concludes.