The death toll in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to rise, also in the field of sport. The general manager of Shakhtar Donetsk, Serguei Palkin, has reported the murder by a Russian bomb of a coach of the lower categories. “We had an officer who died yesterday. Coach for children. Russia, you are killing Ukrainians. Stop this madness! “Palkin wrote on his official Facebook account.
The death of Sergei Palkin joins that of footballers Vitalii Sapylo and Dmytro Martynenko. The Ukrainian Football Federation said in a statement: “Our thoughts are with the families, friends and teammates of young Ukrainian footballers Vitalii Sapylo and Dmytro Martynenko, the first reported losses in football in this war. May they both rest in peace. ”
