The 54-year-old athlete gave his life defending his country.
Ukrainian track and field marathon athlete Anatoliy Zeruk died in the war with the Russian occupiers.
“Today came the sad news. Defending the country, died a master of sports of international class, multiple winner of championships, cups of the Soviet Union and Ukraine – Anatoly Zeruk. Sergeant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, distinguished himself during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. , – it is said in the message of federation of track and field athletics of Vinnytsia region.
It is reported that the 54-year-old Ukrainian athlete died in fights for Oleshki (Kherson region).
competitions in Hamburg, Germany, he set a record for Ukraine in marathon, overcoming the distance It will be recalled that on February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement on conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities.
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Earlier it was reported that a Ukrainian boxer died in battles near Chernihiv .
