A UKRAINIAN weightlifting champion has been killed while fighting against Russia on the frontlines.
Expert sniper Nina Pashkevych, 47, tragically died on a combat mission in the war-torn Donetsk region.
In April, she had returned from the war to win the Ukrainian Weightlifting Championship, say reports.
The Zdolbuniv city administration in Rivno region said: “It is with indescribable pain that we inform you that sniper Nina Pashkevich died while performing a combat mission in Donetsk region.
“She will be forever 47. May she always be remembered.”
She was a Ukrainian master of sport with more than 100 awards to her name.
The popular sportswoman was also a “coach of Ukrainian and European champions.
“Even while in the military, the servicewoman took part in competitions.”
She was both a sniper and a combat medic on the frontline after volunteering to fight for her country after Russia’s 2022 invasion.
Details of how she died have not been given.
She worked as a security guard before being enlisted to fight in the war.
Her funeral was being held today.
