Volleyball player Hladir said he was afraid to attend his mother's funeral because he would 'not be able to leave Ukraine'.

The volleyball player of the Polish 'Warta' explained why he did not attend his mother's funeral

The volleyball player of the Polish team 'Warta' Yuriy Hladir stated that he and his brother could not come to their mother's funeral due to travel restrictions from Ukraine. According to him, he learned of his mother's death while he was in Milan with his brother, and this news deeply upset them. The volleyball player noted that if they had gone to the funeral, they would not have been able to return to Ukraine.

Hladir also expressed his views on the situation in Eastern Ukraine. He emphasized that the situation is indeed terrible, but it is not conveyed through the mass media. The volleyball player mentioned that he does not want to speak much about it since he considers it a politically complex issue.

The liquidation of a former player of the Russian national team

Ukrainian defenders eliminated a former player of the Russian national football team, Oleksiy Buhayev. He was sentenced to prison for attempted drug trafficking. Buhayev spent his professional career in Russian clubs and also played for the Russian national team at Euro 2004. He also won the Russian Supercup with 'Lokomotiv'.

Boxer Lomachenko accused the Orthodox Church of Ukraine

World boxing champion Vasyl Lomachenko published a post accusing the Orthodox Church of Ukraine of violence and hatred. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the reform of the church calendar carried out by His Beatitude Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine Epifaniy. Lomachenko stated that the reform divided society and led to the persecution of people who refuse to join the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. He also accused the church of violence and violation of people's rights.