SPORT ANGELS

Requiem for the Ukrainian athletes died

(here listed only U-19 athletes, but the full list contains more then four hundred athletes, died due to russian invasion.)

 

Kateryna Diachenko

11-year-old Ukrainian gymnast Kateryna Diachenko died in Mariupol.

Artem Pryimenko

16-year-old Sambist Artem Pryimenko died because of a rocket attack on the residential sector of Sumy.

Alina Perehudova

A 14-year-old weightlifter Alina Perehudova died during the shelling in the blockaded Mariupol.

Nazar Zuy

Russian air strike in Mariupol killed 13-year-old Ukrainian boxer Nazar Zuy.

Romana Myasoedova

17-year-old Romana Myasoedova was ruthlessly shot into the back by the Russian occupiers.

Volodymyr Rudakov

A Russian missile ended the life of 16-year-old Volodymyr Rudakov. He was engaged in swimming and taekwondo. He spent his evenings with his friends on the football pitch.

Denys Melnyk

15-year-old Denys Melnyk was killed on New Year`s Eve. His great passion was dancing.

Kateryna Lysenko

12-year-old Kateryna Lysenko was killed by horrific Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia.

Maria Lebid

15-year-old Maria Lebid was killed in a Russian missile strike on a residential building. She had had a passion for ballroom dancing.

Dmytro Yevdochenko

In the third week of Russia’s full-scale invasion, a young Ukrainian athlete, Kyiv native Dmytro Yevdochenko, was killed in an enemy shelling. He was only 15 years old.

Vira Birukova

In Mykolaiv region, 17-year-old Vira Birukova was killed along with her sister. She was passionate about basketball, having won numerous sports awards.