President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree enacting the decision of the National Security and Defense Council on sanctions against Russian and some Ukrainian cultural figures. Among the 119 punished people was the former captain of the Ukrainian national football team Anatoly Tymoshchuk.

The corresponding decision appeared on the President's website..

Personal sanctions applied to Tymoshchuk for a period of 10 years. He is banned from entering Ukraine. He is also deprived of all state awards, does not have the right to receive ownership of land plots, all his assets are blocked - finances, movable and immovable property.

Recall that since the beginning of Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, Tymoshchuk did not condemn the actions of the invaders in any way, and also continued to work in the coaching staff of the St. Petersburg " In turn, Anatoly's father, who lives in Lutsk, signed up for the city's terrorist defense.

Tymoshchuk was the record holder for the number of matches played for the Ukrainian national team (144). However, on March 11, Anatoly was officially deleted from the history of Ukrainian football. He was stripped of all titles, awards, honorary titles, coaching license and banned for life from football activities in Ukraine. Also, Tymoshchuk was deprived of the title of "