In the war with Russia, the winner of the championship and the winner of the Cup of Ukraine in karate Sergey Bereznyak died. The tragic news was announced by a friend of the deceased Sergey Timchenko on his Facebook page.. He noted that Bereznyak died during a combat mission in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.. He is survived by two children and a pregnant wife.. Before the start of the full-scale invasion of the Russian invaders, Bereznyak was professionally engaged in karate. He became the winner of the championship and the winner of the Cup of Ukraine-2015. Later, Sergey began working as a coach and opened a karate sports club in Valki, where many winners of the Ukrainian championships of all ages were engaged. Earlier it was reported that the former futsal player of the Ukrainian national team Eleonora Maltseva died in the war with Russia.