Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko posted a message on Instagram about Russia president Vladimir Putin and claims it has been deleted by the social networking site.
“I hope you die the most painful suffering death, creature,” wrote Zinchenko, after Russia started an attack on Ukraine.
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