The 27-year-old hero carried out a mission in the Zaporozhye direction
A young football referee died in the war against the Russian occupiers Vladimir Bezborotkoreports the Football Association of the Chernivtsi region.
Vladimir was 27 years old. He gave his life for Ukraine, carrying out an operational mission in the Zaporozhye direction.
A full-scale war in less than two years claimed the lives of many representatives of Ukrainian sports. According to the head of the NOC of Ukraine, Vadim Gutzeit, more than 400 Ukrainian athletes have already died during the full-scale invasion.
In recent weeks alone, international boxing judge Elchin Muradov, former football player Victoria Kotlyarova (Chernovol), and former basketball player and coach Viktor Kobzisty have died. In January, it became known about the death of boxer Artem Khan.
Early in the morning of February 24, 2022, Russia fired rockets and aerial bombardment of most Ukrainian cities, and then launched a full-scale military invasion. The Russian war against Ukraine has continued for the 685th day.
Source: Sportarena

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