The number of dead Ukrainian athletes has become known since the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Russia.

According to the special portal " Among them there are those who died for the country on the front line, and there are those whose lives were taken by enemy bullets and shells..

Recall that on February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities..

After that, Russian sports began to plunge into complete isolation.. There are practically no federations left that have not excluded the Russians from their competitions.

On May 2, UEFA decided to suspend Russian football clubs and teams from the 2022/2023 international season. Russian teams next season will not be able to take part in European competitions, the UEFA Nations League, the U21 European Championship, Women's Euro 2022, as well as in the qualification of the Women's World Cup 2023.

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Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian world champion in Thai boxing died during the defense of Mariupol.