Former biathlete and Two young footballers, 19, were killed in Ukraine
Two young footballers and a former teenage biathlete have been killed in Ukraine, according to several sporting organisations.
Fighting entered its second week on Thursday after on February 24.
FIFPro, the worldwide players' union, tweeted on Tuesday: "Our thoughts are with the families, friends, and teammates of young Ukrainian footballers Vitalii Sapylo (21) and Dmytro Martynenko (25), football's first reported losses in this war.
"May they both rest in peace."
Sapylo's club, Ukrainian third division side FC Karpaty Lviv paid tribute to him in an Instagram post, calling him a "hero of Ukraine." "The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to fifteen of our defenders who are defending their land from the invasion of Russian troops," the post read.
"Among them is a pupil of the Karpathian school, Lieutenant Vitaliy Sapylo, who died in battle near Kyiv.
"It is reported that Sapilo was the commander of a tank platoon and neutralised 30 units of enemy equipment. Vitaly was killed in an airstrike on February 25.
"To the eternal memory of the Hero!"
Martynenko reportedly played for regional amateur club FC Gostomel.
In a joint statement released on Monday, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian international and club teams from their competitions "until further notice."
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