Ukrainian gymnast Oleg Vernyaev went to defend Ukraine from Russian invaders.

A 28-year-old Donetsk resident joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine and posted the corresponding photo on social networks.

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..

Vernyaev is the 2016 Olympic uneven bars champion, 2014 uneven bars world champion, six-time European champion and two-time European Games champion..

At the beginning of last year, the gymnast received 4 years of disqualification due to the detection of meldonium in the blood..

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Earlier it was reported that the famous Ukrainian MMA champion joined the defense.