11yearold athlete Katya Dyachenko died in Mariupol in the rubble of her home, which was hit by Russian bombing. Coach Anastasia Meshchanenkov announced: “He had to conquer the stage and give the world a smile”.
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Among the young victims of the war in Ukraine there is also the 11yearold athlete Katya Dyachenko. This was announced by his coach Anastasia Meshchanenkov on Instagram. According to the coach, the young woman was literally buried in rubble Mariupol. The Russian bombing actually destroyed the house it was in. “He had to take the stage and give the world a smile. What are the fault of children?” Anastasia wrote.
In a photo also posted to the social platform in December, the coach had defined the “beautiful” Kateryna as his “favorite” student. Shocked by the world of sports about what happened in the city overlooking the Sea of Azov and one of the main targets of the Russian attacks. The news of the death of the 11th was also confirmed by the Ukrainian parliamentarian Anna Purtova: “This is our gymnast Katya Dyachenko. She is 11 years old. She died under the rubble of her home in Mariupol when she was hit by a Russian missile earlier in the day. She could have had a bright future as a young Ukrainian champion. But in a second she was gone,” he wrote on Twitter.
many i memories moved and the tributes paid to the young victim, another victim of the Ukrainian conflict. The Bulgarian gymnast Iliana RaevaPresident of the National Federation of Rhythmic Gymnastics, said: “I can’t believe it…our Ukrainian colleague shared this terrible tragedy. This wonderfully delicate creature is already an angel.”
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The rhythmic gymnastics of Switzerland also paid tribute to the young athlete and wrote: «RIP, Katya! The beautiful young gymnast from Mariupol left this world too soon. She is one of the many victims of a senseless war». But the 11yearold from Mariupol is just one of hundreds dead children during the conflict. As the DirectorGeneral of UNICEF explained, Catherine Russellat the World Economic Forum “Dozens of children were killed and injured. As of March 21, OHCHR has verified 64 child victims and that number is expected to increase. Within Ukraine, children and their families hide in basements and seek refuge in train stations, millions of whom have little or no access todrinking water, or to adequate sanitation. Millions of children left it school. Food insecurity is growing. Even if groceries are available, it is not safe to buy them. And spring may have started, but it’s still very cold in Ukraine.”