Denis Shestak, son of the former Minister of Sports of Crimea Georgy Shestak, died at the site of a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. official site Wrestling Federation of the Republic of Crimea.
Shestak passed away on April 7 while performing his military service. He has been on duty since October 2022. The deceased is alive with his wife and two children.
Shestak was a master of sports in Greco-Roman wrestling and a silver medalist in the Ukrainian championship. He also worked as a trainer.
“The Wrestling Federation of the Republic of Crimea offers its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Denis Georgievich.
In the statement made by the federation, it was said, “The military success he has shown on behalf of the country will never be forgotten.”
Earlier, it was learned that Russian mixed-style fighter (MMA) Vladimir Mineev, who was in a special military operations zone in Ukraine, will be awarded the honorary badge “For Faith and Virtue” of the Ulyanovsk region.
The corresponding decision, signed by the head of the Ulyanovsk City Duma, Ilya Nozhechkin, was published on the authority’s website.
Former four-time Olympic champion in biathlon Alexander Tikhonov expressed confidenceIt has been reported that after the completion of the special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian athletes will return to all international competitions. Opposing Russians and Belarusians in sports, European officials appealed to narrow-minded people.