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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Simon Mullock

Two Ukrainian footballers killed in Russian invasion as violence continues

Two Ukrainian footballers have been killed during the Russian invasion of their homeland.

Vitalii Sapylo, a 21-year-old youth-team player with second division Karpaty Lviv, lost his life during a battle near Kiev after joining the army as a tank commander.

And Dmytro Martynenko, 25, an amateur player with regional club FC Gostomel, perished alongside his mother when their apartment block close to the Ukranian capital was bombed by Russian forces.

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