According to him, since the beginning of a full-scale war with the Russian Federation, 89 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have died, 13 have been captured..
The head of state spoke about this during a meeting with the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach in Kyiv.
" 89 athletes and coaches died in the fighting. 13 were captured and are in Russian captivity,"
He noted the huge damage that the Russian army inflicted on Ukrainian sports.. The invaders destroyed large objects of sports infrastructure, facilities based on schools and universities, sports clubs.
" More than 100,000 Ukrainian athletes do not have the opportunity to train today,"
Earlier, TSN Prosport reported that a well-known football journalist and TV presenter, who serves in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, disappeared near Lisichansk..