Enemy shelling ended the life of 57-year-old basketball coach Valeriy Shatsky.
He spent more than 25 years working as a physical education teacher at a school. Then he worked at the «Lokomotiv» sports club in Sumy region, which he later headed. Then, he became a basketball coach at the «Academy of Sports». After the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, Valeriy decided to stay in his native Trostianets, where he was a member of the city council and took an active part in organizing sports events. On March 21, 2022, he was returning home from his parents when the occupiers opened fire with artillery once again. Unfortunately, that day was the last in the coach’s life…