European champion in water jumping Alexei Sereda spoke about the situation related to Matvey Zhelyavtsev, who was born in Kharkov, but then moved to Russia and now represents this country in international competitions. 19-year-old Sereda after the start of the full-scale invasion of Russia in his Tiktok posted a video where he showed the consequences of shelling his home in Nikolaev.

Alexei admitted that after the publication of this video, in which, in addition to a hole in the ceiling, he expressed a negative opinion about the admission of Russian athletes, Matvey wrote to him: " \? You understand what position you are in now and you are here. fuck? “Sereda asked, adding that earlier he and Matvey talked normally when he still lived in Ukraine.

Then the fan of Alexei in the comments suggested Matvey to compare himself with him: " In response, the Ukrainian Russian wrote: "

Alexei was surprised at this statement: \? You were older than me, and it was when we were 8-9 years old. I then won almost everything. My worst result in Ukraine - two "

In February 2024, the Nikolavevets at the World Cup 2024 in Doha won the first personal award in the history of Ukraine in water from a 10-meter tower.