Former tennis player Stakhovsky fights in Bakhmut

He told about this in a Ukrainian Witness interview released February 11, 2023.

"It was a purposeful decision... Bakhmut is crucial for everyone," Stakhovsky emphasized.

"We are a mortar support group. We have 82-mm and 120-mm mortars. We have goals and tasks outlined: like fire attacks," he explained.

He has already taken part in assault operations.

Before that, Stakhovsky was a member of the special military unit in the Kyiv territorial defense.

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine Stakhovsky joined the Ukrainian Army as a volunteer. 

Budapest has been a permanent place of residence of the ex-sportsman's family in recent years.

Stakhovsky retired from tennis in January 2022, then he engaged in winemaking.