487 Ukrainian athletes killed following Russia’s invasion honoured in Parliament Square, Westminster, London, UK
24th July 2024
Unveiling of the new display honouring the 487 Ukrainian athletes who have been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion.
(L to R):
Minister of State for Europe, Stephen Doughty MP
Oksana Rakhra, Ukrainian freestyle wrestler
Petro Rutkwo, Chair of Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB)
Kateryna?Ishchenko, a Ukrainian woman who fled with her family to the UK when Crimea was invaded, and whose daughter had to stop her successful gymnastics career
More than 487 Ukrainian athletes have been killed, with the lives of former and aspiring Olympians, as well as the next generation of sporting talent, cut short.
Since Russia’s barbaric full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the conflict has claimed the lives of thousands of innocent Ukrainians, including 487 athletes. More than 4,000 athletes are still actively supporting the war effort.
Unveiled today in Parliament Square, the new 3D display brings to life the harrowing ‘487’ figure – though the true number is likely to be even higher. Surrounding the display, sporting equipment representing the disciplines of some of the 487 fallen athletes offers a stark reminder of the war’s devastating toll.
With only 140 athletes from Ukraine competing at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris, this marks the smallest representation ever in Ukraine’s summer Olympic history.
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