Another famous Ukrainian athlete died in the war against the Russian occupiers.
While defending Mariupol from Putin’s hordes, Ukrainian kickboxer, world champion in Thai boxing Alexei Yanin died. This was reported in the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine.
It should be noted that the occupiers killed the athlete on the night of April 7, but only now have it been found out.
The ministry said Yanin has been a boxer since the age of nine, and at the age of 21 he joined Thai boxing. Alexey is the Ukrainian champion in kickboxing and the world champion in Thai boxing.
In 2014, when Russia occupied Crimea and declared war on Donbass, Oleksiy voluntarily joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine and, on his return from military service, continued to defend his homeland in the ranks of the detachment. of Azov.
Yanin recognized a massive invasion of Russian occupiers in eastern Ukraine and was one of the heroes who held on to the defense of Mariupol.
Alexei is survived by his wife Tamara and son Nazariy.
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Source: korrespondent
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