Russian invaders killed former boxer of the Ukrainian national team

Defending Ukraine from the Russian invaders, Denys Yashchuk, a master of sports of international class in boxing, who competed in the category of up to 52 kg, was killed. Yashchuk was a pupil of the Maxim boxing club in Netishyn, Khmelnytsky region.

His career spanned 2010-2014. During this time, he participated in matches as a member of the Ukrainian national team and the Ukrainian Atamans team.

"The brutal war that Russia has unleashed against the Ukrainian people has claimed the life of another boxing representative," Luckypanch's obituary on Instagram reads.

As OBOZ.UA previously reported, in October 2022, the Russian occupiers killed Yuriy Ivanovych, a candidate for master of sports in boxing.

In the same year, a well-known Ukrainian boxing coach Valentyn Holovko spoke about the death of his ward, professional boxer Stanislav Artemenko. The athlete died at the hands of the Russian occupiers while defending our country from a full-scale invasion.

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