Hundreds of residents of the Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk turned out to mourn four-times world kickboxing champion Vitalii Merinov after he was killed in action fighting Russian troops.
Merinov, 32, died in a hospital last week after he was wounded in the eastern region of Luhansk, claimed and partially controlled by Russia."To the hero of Ukraine, Vitalii Merinov, three-times glory," his friend, Taras Mstyslav, said, with mourners calling out "Glory, glory, glory!" in response.
Citizens knelt on the street during the funeral procession, holding Ukrainian flags, while others threw flowers.Wife Vita and brother Serhii react next to a coffin with the body of Vitalii Merinov, the four-time world kickboxing champion and Ukrainian serviceman, who was deadly injured in a fight against Russian troops in Luhansk region, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, during a funeral ceremony in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine April 3, 2023.
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