Ukrainian Youth and Sports Minister Vadym Zutzeit noted on October 26, 2022, that Russia killed 154 athletes and coaches of Ukraine since its full-scale war against Ukraine.
Source: Ukrainian Youth and Sports Minister Vadym Zutzeit
Vadym Zutzeit specified that athletes who defended Ukraine on the battlefield and during Russian bombings were killed.
“This war caused us heavy losses. We will rebuild the destroyed stadiums and sports palaces, but no one will give us back the 154 lives of our athletes and coaches. They died on the battlefield, in their homes from Russian shells,” Ukrainian Youth and Sports Minister said.
Vadym Zutzeit Russia must be accountable for all the crimes committed. He called for additional tough sanctions against Russia.
In particular:
- to suspend the national sports bodies of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus from international sports federations;
- to deprive all persons associated with aggressor countries of influence on international sports federations: remove them from boards and organizational committees;
- to prohibit the participation of representatives of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus in international competitions in any status;
- to ban the broadcasting of all sports competitions in these countries.
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