Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia, 300 Ukrainian athletes have already died, who changed their sports uniforms to pixel, took up arms and left to defend their homeland from the invaders. Minister of Youth and Sports, President of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine Vadym Gutzeit named a terrible figure
“They fought for victories in competitions, glorified Ukraine to the whole world. Experienced and very young. Talented, courageous, courageous. They gave their lives to hear the Ukrainian anthem and wave the Ukrainian flag. At home, on Maidan Nezalezhnosti, at sports competitions. Three hundred Yangols . sports. Eternal glory to the Heroes,” Gutzeit wrote on his Facebook page.
On May 24, as a result of fierce battles with the Russian invaders for Bakhmut, 30-year-old Ukrainian boxer Alexander Onishchenko heroically died.
A few days before his life, the athlete Bohdan Khodakovsky gave up for Ukraine. The champion of the country in pole vault fought in the “Aidar” battalion.
Earlier, GLOBAL HAPPENINGS reported that during the assault on Russian positions near Bakhmut, a 19-year-old hockey player, who had been a warrior since childhood, was killed.
Source: Obozrevatel
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