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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sravasti Dasgupta

Maksym Kagal: Kickboxing champion killed defending Mariupol from Russian forces

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A Ukrainian kickboxing champion has died while fighting Russian troops in Mariupol, his coach said on Sunday.

Maksym Kagal, 30, was fighting Russian troops as a part of the controversial Azov special forces unit to defend the city of Mariupol, which has seen some of the fiercest fighting since the invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.

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