The Ukrainian athlete told the residents of Dnieper that she would buy luxury cars while they were sitting in bomb shelters. The Ministry of Youth and Sports believes that such statements appeared due to a lack of patriotic education.
Ukrainian rowing champion Alsu Aleynikova forgot about the death of Ukrainians dying from Russian missile and bomb attacks. Because of her scandalous statements, people feel shame and disgust. The reaction of the acting head of the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Ministry of Youth and Sports) Matvey Bedny was published on his Facebook page.
Matvey Bedny noted that on Aleynikova’s Instagram page the phrase “Remember death” is written. At the same time, in his opinion, the athlete does not take into account the death of the residents of the Dnieper and all of Ukraine from Russian shelling. Therefore, the minister felt “shame and disgust” when he heard statements in which she insulted Ukrainians.
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Bidny’s message indicates that patriotic values are not being brought up in the citizens of Ukraine – that is why such videos appear. According to the official, no politician has ever paid enough attention to this issue. As a result, one has to hear “an alien language, someone else’s values and someone else’s goals.”
“For decades, we have not paid significant attention to the formation of young people’s values related to civic and national identity. And all this work was limited to conversations that were not interesting even to a narrow circle of officials,” the acting head is sure. Minister of Youth and Sports.
As a result, the official suggested starting a national “discourse” because otherwise we would “lose the country.”
A scandal in sports – Bedny’s reaction to Aleynikova’s statement.
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Scandal in sports – what Alsou Aleynikova said
Let us note about the statement of the champion of Ukraine in rowing Alsu Aleynikova Focus told on April 29. The athlete recorded videos on her Instagram page in which she boasted of a prosperous and peaceful life in Dubai. She called Ukrainians “empty places” and said that she would go shopping and buy whatever she wanted while they were hiding in bomb shelters.
“The day after tomorrow I’ll fly to Dubai and go shopping and feel great. And you will continue to sit in the war and hide, you will run to the basements and suck your paw and continue to think when Zara or Bershka will open. Because you are in other circumstances. You can’t do anything for yourself. Because you won’t be able to influence anything. I’ll buy myself another Lamborghini or Jaguar. I’ll drive around in it, and you’ll sit and hide in a bomb shelter,” Aleynikova said.
What is known about the scandalous athlete
Alsou Aleynikova is a Ukrainian athlete, champion of Ukraine in rowing in 2017, 2018 and 2019. She had the nickname alpha_iconi on Instagram: currently such an account does not exist online. The Tribune portal reported that in the first days of the war the girl published messages about raising funds to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine. But over time, a scandalous recording really appeared. The athlete’s mother is Dina Miftakhutdinova, a silver champion of Ukraine in rowing and a deputy of the Dnepropetrovsk regional council from the Servant of the People party. The woman has a Facebook page, but after her daughter’s statement she closed the account.
Alsou Aleynikova – message from Instagram
Photo: “Tribune”
Let us remind you that Russian media reported on the detachments of athletes that are being formed to participate in hostilities in Ukraine. In addition, Russian members of the government invited Ukrainian athletes to take part in the alternative “Olympic Games”, which will be held in late summer 2024 in Moscow.
