A young Ukrainian footballer, Mykola Zhidkov, who played for Polish club Vengzhanka, died while defending Ukraine against the Russian occupation forces. Zhidkov suspended his football career to fight for his country and joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The 22-year-old athlete had helped Ukraine from the beginning of the war, but he felt that it wasn’t enough. Zhidkov actively supported the Ukrainian team in the stands while still in Poland. His teammates organized a hall of honor for him, and Wengzhank’s Facebook page said in a statement, “You will be missed, our friend. We will never forget.” Zhidkov died on June 1 during a combat mission.
A young Ukrainian footballer of the Polish club Vengzhanka Mykola Zhidkov died at the front, defending Ukraine from the Russian occupation forces.
In the war with Russia, the hero’s death was Nikolai Zhidkov, who suspended his football career in Poland to defend Ukraine from the occupation forces with weapons in his hands, reported the Telegram channel Troublemakers & Ultras Action.
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The 22-year-old Zhidkov plays for the Polish 7th division team in 2020-2022. In November last year, he said that at the beginning of the war he helped Ukraine, but now this is not enough, so the player decided to join the Ukrainian Armed Forces. At the same time, a video was circulated by the sports public, where teammates organized a hall of honor for a Ukrainian citizen.
“When out on the field, he fought to the last breath for the victory of his team, and when fighting for the freedom of his country, he sacrificed what one can have at such a young age – he sacrificed himself. life. You will be missed, our friend. We will never forget,” Wengzhank’s Facebook page said in a statement.
Also, even while in Poland, he actively supported the Ukrainian team in the stands. Nikolai Zhidkov died on June 1 during a combat mission.
