The hero was mortally wounded during a combat mission on May 12 in the Luhansk region. Earlier it became known that a full-scale war with Russia claimed the lives of 27-year-old pupil of the Lviv "

24-year-old Alexander Odintsov served in the 58th separate motorized infantry brigade named after Hetman Ivan Vyhovsky.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine announced his death on its website..

" During the performance of a combat mission, Alexander Nikolayevich Odintsov, a master of sports of Ukraine from Sumy, a bronze medalist of the World Championship, died.

Back in December, he won a medal at the Ukrainian Championship, and now he was fighting for the victory for our country on the battlefield.. It's hard to believe and accept this loss.. We express our condolences to the family of Alexander. We mourn with you! Eternal memory,"

By the way, pankration is an ancient Greek martial art that combines elements of wrestling and fisticuffs..

Recall that recently Oleg Lenyuk, vice-champion of Europe and champion of Ukraine in orienteering, died in battles for Kharkiv region..