Sporting bodies have confirmed the tragic deaths of professional athletes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine claims more casualties.
FIFPRO revealed on Wednesday Vitalii Sapylo, 21, and Dmytro Martynenko, 25, had been killed in Ukraine.
“He really wanted to fight. First one tank broke down, then the second. But under no circumstances did he want to leave the front.”On Wednesday FIFPRO’s General Secretary Jonas Baer-Hoffmann spoke to BBC radio about the tragedy. “They’re showing how football and sport in general is just an afterthought because they’re just individuals who unfortunately got caught up in this terrible war.”
“The Executive Board once again condemns the Russian attacks on Ukraine and the support provided by Belarus.”Professional athletes are among those Ukrainians staying behind the fight against the Russian invasion. Tennis star Sergiy Stakhovsky, who famously beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2013, has returned to Kyiv to take part in the struggle to repel the Russians.
“I know that it’s extremely hard on my wife. My kids don’t know that I’m here. They don’t understand war. They’re too little to understand what’s going on.”
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