17-year-old Ukrainian basketball player stabbed to death in Germany

The 17-year-old Ukrainian basketball player Volodymir Ermakov Died in Dusseldorf when he was stabbed this Saturday along with a compatriot who also played for the under-19 team of the ART Giants club in this German city, according to the Basketball Federation of Kyiv is a statement.

“On the eve of the next game, young basketball players were attacked with knives in the street simply for being Ukrainians”reads the statement, which explains that the other player attacked, Artem Kozachenkois in intensive care.

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The companions of the two Ukrainian minors spent the night in the hospital, where doctors were unable to save them. Ermakovaccording to the source.

The federation’s note explains that the German Police are investigating the stabbing.

According to the spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Oleg NikolenkoGerman authorities arrested a person responsible for the attack. Nikolenko He added that the injured Ukrainian’s life was not in danger.

Ermakov He was born in 2006 and played for the U16 team. Ukraine he European Basketball celebrated in Bulgaria in 2022.

O Kyiv Basketball Federation He sent condolences to his parents and started a collection to send them financial aid through a Ukrainian bank.

Source: Elcomercio

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