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Over 75 Ukrainian Athletes have been killed since Russia invaded Ukraine

Information about 77 athletes killed during war posted on Sport Angels website
Information about 77 athletes killed during war posted on Sport Angels website

Sports Angels Website posted information the other day showing 77 athletes who have been killed since Russian invaded Ukraine months ago.

The list includes kickboxer Mykola Zabavchuk, rugby league player Maksym Shvets, strongman Vasyl Paveliev, swimmer Volodymyr Ulianytsky, water polo coach Vitaliy Lysun, sports dancer Daria Kurdel and football player Serhiy Balanchuk.

We wrote articles on two American football players who lost their lives defending their country. Both Igor Boyko and Alexander Akinin were killed defending their country.

Boyko was killed on June 15 during fighting near the village of Orikhove in the Donetsk region of the Ukraine.

As for Alex, he was a defender as well.

“Sasha” was a defender on the field. He was well aware of the basic rule of defense in American football – neither a yard nor an inch given up. Similarly, Alexander was guided by this rule in life and in the war – surrender not an inch of our country to the invader. He was one of the first to volunteer to fight against overwhelming odds in the battle in the Donbas. He fought bravely and selflessly! He is the one through whom our children and women, our families, will live in peace. He is the one who will forever be remembered by his comrades-in-arms. And he is the one who will be revered in stories and legends!

Please continue to keep the Ukrainian people in your prayers. The young men and women should be enjoying the sports they love, but died defending the country they love. We pray their families are protected and they are safe during all the attacks. May God watch over Ukraine.

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