 "Four-time world kickboxing champion Vitaly Merinov died in battle with Russians")
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. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Vitaly Merinov went to war on the first day of a full-scale invasion. During one of the battles, he received a gunshot wound in the leg. He recovered and returned to the front again and defended Ukraine until his last breath.
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