NHL player Nikita Zadorov speaks out against Russian invasion of Ukraine, says it’s 'important to be vocal'

Nikita Zadorov has been in the NHL for ten seasons, spending the past two with the Calgary Flames. The defenseman denounced Russia's invasion of the Ukraine.

"I’m sorry," Zadorov told Russian journalist Yury Dud. "Instead of raising the new generation, we sent them to die." Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.

Zadorov's Instagram account features a pinned post that says "NO WAR."