Ukrainian athlete and defender Volodymyr Androshchuk, 22, will not represent #Ukraine at the Olympics because the russian army killed him near #Bakhmut two weeks ago.
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— Writings from the war (@WarWritings) February 16, 2023

Mariupol athlete Oleksandr Suprunov was a multiple-time champion of Ukrainian and international WTKA kickboxing competitions. He fought at Azovstal in Mariupol, where the Ukrainian military mounted a heroic and militarily critical last stand against overwhelming RU forces. 2/13 pic.twitter.com/gUgyaf4BnR

— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) February 16, 2023

Oleksandr Onoshko, a Master of Sport in cycling and two-time champion of Ukraine in rowing, was killed in Mariupol. In March 2022, he was wounded in the leg and died from blood loss. 3/13 pic.twitter.com/pQfhl8tAj2

— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) February 16, 2023

#FacesOfTheWar: Halyna Popovska. [unicode_pictographs]%F0%9F%87%BA[/unicode_pictographs][unicode_pictographs]%F0%9F%87%A6[/unicode_pictographs] coach & former athlete was killed by Russian shelling while visiting neighbors for lunch. Two [unicode_pictographs]%F0%9F%87%B7[/unicode_pictographs][unicode_pictographs]%F0%9F%87%BA[/unicode_pictographs] shellings of a civilian house caused numerous deaths, incl. Halyna and her husband. Mrs. Popovska helped raise several generations of [unicode_pictographs]%F0%9F%87%BA[/unicode_pictographs][unicode_pictographs]%F0%9F%87%A6[/unicode_pictographs] athletes. pic.twitter.com/OdEpxWY64p

— Athletes for Freedom Foundation (@athlfff) February 16, 2023