Vitaly Merinov, a Ukrainian fighter and four-time world kickboxing champion died in hospital after being wounded on the battlefield, Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor of Ruslan Martsynkiv announced on Facebook.
“Vitaly Merinov went to war on the first day of a full-scale invasion. During one of the battles, Vitaly received a gunshot wound in the leg. He recovered and returned to the front again and defended Ukraine until his last breath,” Martsinkiv wrote.
Merinov was also a member of the executive committee of the Ivano-Frankivsk City Council. He is survived by his wife and two-year-old daughter.
According to the report, he was deployed to defend his country on the first day of the full-scale invasion. He was wounded in the leg, and after recovery, he returned to the front to keep defending Ukraine, it said.
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