On April 25, the goalkeeper's friends reported that the regiment, which included Vavassori, tried to evacuate people from Mariupol and came under fire, after which the player did not get in touch for a long time.

Subsequently, the goalkeeper published a report and stated that he managed to survive.

" I'm alive, but I have a high fever and injuries on different parts of my body. Luckily there are no fractures..

Thanks again to everyone for their support,"

By the way, on the footballer's page, it was previously reported that 5 defenders were killed and 7 more were injured..

Vavassori was born in Russia but was adopted by an Italian family as a child. He played for a number of Italian clubs (Alcione, Legnano, O Patria), and after a full-scale Russian invasion, he flew to defend Ukraine.

Recall that the honored water polo coach of Ukraine Oleksandr Obedinsky managed to return his granddaughter from the occupied Donetsk.