Climbing Taras Tsushko Ukraine has lost another of her sons — Taras Tsushko, an outstanding Ukrainian alpinist and fearless warrior, was…
Dance sport Vyacheslav Yarmolenko War takes the best of us… On March 9, 2025, Vyacheslav Yarmolenko succumbed to severe injuries. A 2018…
Muay Thai Vladyslav Vakulenko On December 30, 2022, near Bakhmut, Vladyslav Vakulenko—a young Ukrainian athlete, a master of Muay Thai, and a…
Athletics Oleh Melnychuk His name will forever be etched in the memory of Ukraine’s sporting community—a name of a warrior and…
Football Yuriy Yatskiv A goalkeeper who stood at the final line… On March 30, 2025, Ukrainian footballer Yuriy Yatskiv fell in…
Sambo Vladyslav Tahaiev His life was filled with movement, struggle, and an unrelenting drive for victory. Vladyslav Tahaiev, call sign “Forsage,”…
Other sports Maksym Zelenskyi In the battle against Russian invaders near the city of Popasna in Luhansk Oblast, a devoted son of…
Karate Denys Denysiuk On March 14, 2025, Ukraine lost another of its Defenders. Denys Denysiuk—a warrior, athlete, and patriot—gave his life…
Volleyball Valerii Tiasko On June 25, 2022, in a brutal battle for the village of Potemkyne in the Beryslav district of…
Football Yurii Korotov A warrior, patriot, and athlete, Yurii Korotov gave his life in Donetsk region, defending Ukraine from Russian invaders.
Football Oleksii Shubin Footballer. Warrior. Defender. A man who understood the meaning of team spirit and fought until the very end.…
Sports orienteering Orest Malovanyiuk Forever 27… The war has claimed another Hero — Orest Malovanyiuk, a native of Bukovyna, lieutenant of the…
Volleyball Andrii Romanov A devoted athlete and true Hero, Andrii Romanov, a resident of Kropyvnytskyi, has fallen in battle against the…
Acrobatics Denys Kupinskyi On October 18, 2023, Kryvyi Rih bid farewell to its Hero — Denys Kupinskyi, who voluntarily took up…
Football Mykyta Kalin On February 6, 2025, while carrying out a combat mission near the village of Zelenyi Hai in the…
Football Vladyslav Kuptsov The tragic news of yet another irreplaceable loss has shaken all of Dnipropetrovsk region. On February 17, 2024,…
Football Vitalii Zalizniak On the front lines, defending Ukraine, Vitalii Zalizniak, a native of Dnipropetrovsk region, a talented athlete, and a…
Boxing Vitalii Vlasov Defending Ukraine from the Russian invasion, 23-year-old fighter from Kryvyi Rih, Vitalii Vlasov, gave his life. A courageous…
Powerlifting Serhii Stolbtsov On September 28, 2022, in a battle in Donetsk region, Ukrainian defender Serhii Stolbtsov, a soldier of the…
Archery Ruslan Zavhorodnii He could have trained future champions, but instead, he gave his life defending his homeland. On January 10,…
Powerlifting Oleksandr Mitiagin In the first year of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Oleksandr Mitiagin—a warrior, athlete, and patriot—fell in battle in Donetsk…
MMA Oleksandr Lobanov While defending the country from invaders, the coach of hand-to-hand combat and MMA, as well as a teacher…
Powerlifting Oleh Kutsenko In the battle for Ukraine, a brave warrior and formidable athlete from Novomoskovsk, Oleh Kutsenko, laid down his…
Rugby Oleh Kristiev A formidable athlete, a player for the Dnipro Rugby Club, and a defender of Mariupol, Junior Lieutenant Oleh…
Athletics Maxym Moroz Aged 25, Junior Lieutenant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, athlete and track and field champion Maxym Moroz…
Horting Kirill Zenin In February 2024, during fierce battles in the Donetsk region, Ukrainian serviceman, devoted defender of his country, and…
Athletics Ihor Kuzmynskyi The war has claimed yet another true patriot, a devoted warrior, and a formidable athlete — champion of…
Boxing Denys Kotenko On March 24, 2022, during the battle to liberate the village of Lukianivka in Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian serviceman…
Fencing Denys Boreiko On July 3, 2023, Ukraine lost another defender and athlete—Junior Lieutenant Denys Boreiko, an international master of sport…
Karate Denys Bereziuk The war has claimed another Ukrainian Hero. Denys Bereziuk was a courageous warrior, a gifted athlete, and a…
Free-fight Daniil Filipchuk On May 8, 2023, while carrying out a combat mission on the Donetsk front, soldier of the 3rd…
Other sports Bohdan Mykitin Dnipropetrovsk region has lost another hero. Bohdan Mykitin, a mortar operator, athlete, patriot, and defender of Ukraine, fell…
Athletics Bohdan Liahov Bohdan Liahov was a young Ukrainian warrior who gave his life for the freedom and independence of Ukraine.…
Football Andrii Petrenko In April 2023, while carrying out a combat mission in Luhansk Oblast, Andrii Petrenko from the town of…
Powerlifting Andriy Lytvynenko At the onset of the Ukrainian-Russian war, long before the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian soldier, athlete, and true patriot…
Free-fight Andrii Khrapanov On January 7, 2023, Junior Sergeant Andrii Khrapanov, call sign Pardus, fell in battle near Bakhmut. His life…
Rowing Anatoliy Vostrikov On August 30, 2024, in battle near the settlement of Cherkaskie Porichne (Kursk region, Russian Federation), soldier and…
Rugby Serhii Polishchuk On February 3, 2025, the city of Korets in Rivne Oblast bid farewell to Ukrainian defender Serhii Polishchuk.…
Weightlifting Serhii Karayvan Warrior, patriot, athlete. A native of Kryvyi Rih, Serhii Karayvan dedicated his life to sports from an early…
Powerlifting Andrii Mazanovych Another irreparable loss—Ukraine has lost a defender. Junior Sergeant, commander of the second squad of the second rifle…
Motorsport Maksym Rudenok In the battles for his homeland, Ukrainian warrior, volunteer, and motorsport judge Maksym Rudenok laid down his life.
Football Valentyn Riabokon At the age of 46, while defending his homeland from Russian aggression, Valentyn Riabokon tragically lost his life.…
Powerlifting Pavlo Vedmid On November 2, 2022, Ukraine lost another brave defender — Pavlo Vedmid. A junior sergeant in the Armed…
Pankration Pavlo Unguryan Pavlo Unguryan, a Ukrainian junior champion in pankration and a multiple-time winner of championships in his native Chernivtsi…
Motorsport Ruslan Hanushchak In the fight for Ukraine, soldier Ruslan Hanushchak (call sign “Ostap”) of the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade lost…
Football Mykhailo Koval Mykhailo Koval, president of the Podillia Football Club (Vasylkivtsi) and a devoted patriot, has given his life for…
Swimming Volodymyr Ulyanytskyi Junior Lieutenant Volodymyr Ulyanytskyi, a platoon commander, was killed in Donetsk while defending Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Boxing Yuriy Ivanovych Yuriy Ivanovych, a 24-year-old boxer from Chernivtsi, gave his life for Ukraine’s independence. He had been serving on…
Pankration Maksym Yalovtsov Maksym Yalovtsov, an athlete and leader of the Kyiv Dynamo fan movement, died defending Ukraine’s sovereignty and independence…
Sports orienteering Oleksandr Martyniuk Oleksandr Martyniuk, a soldier and athlete, tragically lost his life due to injuries sustained in the war.
Basketball Dmytro Markhovskyi A former physical training coach for the Kyiv basketball teams “Kyiv-Basket” and “Budivelnyk,” as well as for Ukraine’s…
Boxing Denys Yashchuk In defending Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity from Russian invaders, the front lost a distinguished athlete: Denys Yashchuk,…
Fencing Igor Khramtsov On September 3, 2024, former fencer, Master of Sports of the Ukrainian SSR, and multiple-time medalist of the…
Pankration Yaroslav Strylets On September 11, 2024, the tragic news came that two-time world champion and multiple-time Ukrainian champion in pankration,…
Kickboxing Roman Holovatyuk In defense of Ukraine from Russian occupiers, the renowned athlete, Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine Roman Holovatyuk…