The athlete gave his life on April 20 during fierce fighting in the Barislavsky district of the Kherson region.

This was reported by the Facebook branch of the National Olympic Committee in the Lviv region..

He was a master of sports of Ukraine of international class in bullet shooting, multiple champion and prize-winner of European championships.. Lived in the city of Manganese.

At the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russian troops, Bidnyak was in Europe, but returned to Ukraine and joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

" When a large-scale offensive began, he returned from work in Europe and joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Killed by an enemy bullet while performing a combat mission,"

36-year-old Bednyak played in the national team of Ukraine at the World and European Championships. In 2012, at the World Shooting Championship, he took 7th place and won the first license for the 2012 Olympic Games for Ukraine.

In 2013, Bednyak won silver at the European Small-caliber Shooting Championship.. In the team tournament, he won the "

Earlier it was reported that Yegor Kigitov, a member of the Ukrainian team in shooting, was killed in battles with Russian invaders..