Kateryna Dyachenko dreamed of becoming a world famous gymnast. And maybe to represent his country, Ukraine, at the Olympics. His dream was shattered by the Russian missiles that hit and destroyed his house in Mariupol: he was only 11 years old. His father also died in the Russian raid, while his mother and brother were miraculously saved, although the latter was badly injured. But the two cannot be evacuated from the battered city and are trapped along with thousands of other people.
The news of Kateryna’s death brought her coach Anastasia Meshchanenkova with a post on Instagram and a photo of her with the little gymnast. Kateryna wears a medal and a small trophy around her neck: both smile to the future, to more medals to be won. The photo was taken last December, when the war was still far away and Kateryna could still dream.
His tragic death caused excitement and outrage among gymnastics organizations around the world.
“I can’t believe it… our Ukrainian colleague shared this terrible tragedy. This wonderfully delicate creature is already an angel, said Bulgarian gymnast Iliana Raeva, President of the National Federation of Rhythmic Gymnastics.
The rhythmic gymnastics of Switzerland also paid tribute to the young star: “Rest in peace, Katya! The beautiful young gymnast from Mariupol left this world too soon. She is one of the many victims of a senseless war, he wrote on Twitter.
Kateryna’s house collapsed after a direct hit by Russian artillery in Mariupol, the city that has been bombed almost continuously since the first day of the Russian military invasion.
Electricity, water, food and heating have all been cut off due to the ongoing bombing raids that have trapped at least 100,000 people.
“Katya had many dreams and an amazing life ahead of her.
But he will never be able to perform again. She is dead. She died only because she was on the way of the Russian army that wants to reduce this heroic city of Mariupol to rubble, wrote rhythmic gymnastics judge Lidia Vynogradna in a lengthy post on Instagram. he continues No one will be able to visit her in the cemetery. In my mind there is only an image of a little girl locked in a plastic bag and buried in the garden. This is the only way people can be buried today. Is all this really conceivable in the 21st century?.
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