It is reported that the Kyiv-Basket player has been moved to the training center of the Ukrainian air assault forces
Defender of Kyiv-Basket Vadim Zaplotinsky was detained by the Ukrainian border service while trying to illegally cross the state border. It is reported that the 26-year-old basketball player was in a group of other people and was moving in the mountains towards a neighboring country.
According to former president of the federation Kyiv basketball player Max Sergeev, who has been defending Ukraine in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the first days of the full-scale invasion, the athlete was transferred to the TCC. Later he was sent to the training center of the Ukrainian air assault forces.
Zaplotinsky averaged 10.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists this Super League season. Vadim was recognized as the best defensive player in the current season, and also entered the second symbolic top five of the year.
Together with Kyiv-Basket, Zaplotinsky won bronze medals in the 2023/24 Super League. In the battle for third place, the Kiev team beat Cherkasy Mavp in two matches.
Source: Sportarena
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