KYIV: At least 220 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have died in the war against Russia, with over 340 sports facilities damaged or ruined, Reuters news agency reported Tuesday, quoting Ukraine’s sports minister.
Vadym Huttsait, the minister who is also president of the country’s National Olympic Committee, revealed the death toll at his offce in Kyiv, beside a wall with portraits of the athletes killed in the war launched by Moscow a year ago with assistance from Belarus.
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