The athlete died on June 15 during a combat mission near the village of Orekhovo, Donetsk region.

This was reported on the Instagram page of the Vinnitsa Wolves team, for which Igor Boyko played in the Ukrainian American Football League..

" He defended the freedom of our country and laid down his life for it.. May our hero rest in peace in a better world, and our enemy knows no rest either in this or the next world," Earlier, TSN Prosport reported that the Russian invaders killed the European champion in archery.