Ukrainian footballer found dead in kyiv after Russian strikes

2024-01-03 19:32:36

Big names among the multitude of victims. Viktoriya Kotlyarova, a former Ukrainian football player, died on December 29 in Russian bombings in Ukraine, reports West France.

The 27-year-old sportswoman, who notably played for kyiv, Uman and Chernihiv, was found dead in kyiv after Russian strikes, the Ukrainian Football Federation reported on X (formerly Twitter). His mother was also found dead following the bombings.

???????????? On December 29, former soccer player Viktoriya Kotlyarova (Chornovil) was killed along with her mother Lyudmila in the capital as a result of enemy shelling from the Rashistov.

Victoria played for “Spartak” (Chernihiv), “Atex” (Kyiv), “Yatran” (Uman). She was 27.

Eternal memory.#russiaisaterroriststate pic.twitter.com/g69hFWJpsA

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Large-scale strikes at the end of December

At the end of December, the Russian army launched one of the largest attacks on Ukrainian territory since the start of the war in February 2022, specifies The Dispatch. Several large cities including kyiv, Odessa and Lviv were targeted. In the latter, the former coach of the Ukrainian basketball team, Viktor Kobzistyi, was also killed.

In total, around a hundred missiles and 36 drones were recorded during these large-scale strikes at the end of December. This massive attack has, according to the latest report reported to the media and theAFParound forty dead and around a hundred injured.