Ukrainian biathlete Elena Bilosyuk (Pidhrushnaya) announced that she refused to end her career so as not to go to war.

“You know, for the past five years I have been trying to end my career as an active athlete, but now covid, then war interfere with us.. Since we are military personnel, I have only one choice: either I go to fight, or I continue to play sports. I'm a so-so warrior, so it's better to stay in the sport for now. While the war is going on, I can't leave here. At least I don’t want to go to the front,” Elena said in a comment to Biathlonnews..

Recall that Bilosyuk is one of the best Ukrainian biathletes, and in 2014, as part of the Ukrainian national team in the relay, Elena won the gold medal of the Olympic Games in the Russian city of Sochi.

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

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Earlier it was reported that the famous Ukrainian biathlete joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.