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Denys Skliarenko, a former coach of the Troieschyna football club and a soldier, was killed in Kharkiv region while completing a combat mission
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The Department of Youth and Sports of Ukraine in Kyiv reported this.
Denys Skliarenko is a graduate of the National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine. After graduating as a football coach, he worked at the Troieshchyna football club.
With the start of the full-scale invasion, Denys voluntarily joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces, where he served in the 112th Brigade. He was awarded the Golden Cross for his services.
His life was cut short in a battle with Russian forces in the Kupyansk direction of the front. The deceased soldier was 36 years old.
- In May, another 30-year-old defender of Ukraine, teacher and coach Petro Bilas was killed in the Russian-Ukrainian war. He was from the Lviv region.
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