FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group H - Zenit Saint Petersburg v Juventus - Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg, Russia - October 20, 2021 Zenit Saint Petersburg's Yaroslav Rakitskiy in action with Juventus' Weston McKennie REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Ukrainian international Yaroslav Rakitskiy has severed ties with Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg, the club said on Wednesday, as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine.
The 32-year-old, who won 54 caps for Ukraine before retiring from international duty in 2019, asked Zenit to terminate his contract, which was set to expire in June.
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