Farewell ceremony with the student of “Salavat Yulaev” Rodion Amirov will be held on August 21 at the team stadium, reports the press service of the Ufa hockey club.
Amirov has been battling a brain tumor since February 2022. On Monday, the 21-year-old striker died.
– The farewell ceremony for Amirov will take place on the ice of the Ufa-Arena. Entrance from the side of Tsyurupa Street. The start is at 8:00 a.m. Ufa time (6:00 a.m. Moscow time). Any changes will be announced later.
Amirov will be buried in the Ishimbay region, with. Bogdanovka, the message said.
Salavat Yulaev general manager Rinat Bashirov told on Thursday that the club will bear the costs of organizing the farewell ceremony and the hockey player’s funeral.
Source : MatchTV

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