Shakhtar Donetsk youth coach passed away due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The situation is complicated. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having strong consequences and, this time, it directly affected football. A Shakthar Donetsk youth coach was killed in a wartime attack.

“An employee of ours died yesterday. A children’s coach. He was killed by shrapnel from a Russian shell. Russia is killing the Ukrainians. Stop this madness!” Serhiy Palkin, general director of the club, said through his social networks.

The news was announced by the director of Shakthar, who also sought to raise awareness of the conflict that is taking place between Russians and Ukrainians: “Russia has committed a terrible and treacherous military attack against Ukraine. A country that each of you has visited and where you have always been welcome. A country where you have relatives, friends, acquaintances. The country where some of you were born. And this country, its people, is being destroyed today by the Russian army with all kinds of weapons.”

“Don’t stay silent, speak up! Otherwise, it will be his personal defeat. A defeat that all future generations will remember. A defeat that cannot be erased from the history of the world. And each of you will bear the blame and responsibility for the crimes committed.”Palkin added.

It should be noted that, unfortunately, the death of the youth coach is added to those of the 21-year-old soccer players Vitaliii Sapylo – he faced Russian troops – and 25-year-old Dmytro Martynenko – who died after a bomb fell on his home, as confirmed by the union international soccer players (FIFPRO).