Euromaidan Press

Roman Maksymiuk, a former footballer for Ukraine’s national team, has been killed in combat at the front. His wife, Vira Maksymiuk, announced his death on social media, and DNA analysis confirmed it.

For a time, Maksymiuk had been listed as missing in action. During Ukraine’s match against Canada, the national team’s players came onto the pitch wearing a military tunic and a shirt bearing his name, honoring him and drawing attention to a Ukrainian soldier whose fate was still unknown at the time, the Association of Sports Journalists of Ukraine reported.

Maksymiuk played for several Ukrainian clubs, including Dynamo Kyiv, Dnipro, Chornomorets, and Volyn, and made five appearances for the national team.

Eternal memory