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Vasiliy Lomachenko Enlists With Ukraine's Defence Forces To Fight Russian Invasion

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Updated 00:34 28 Feb 2022 GMTPublished 20:10 27 Feb 2022 GMT

Vasiliy Lomachenko Enlists With Ukraine's Defence Forces To Fight Russian Invasion

Lomachenko has been pictured carrying an assault rifle while in military uniform.

Rory O'Callaghan

Rory O'Callaghan

Vasiliy Lomachenko has become the latest Ukrainian boxing star to take up arms in the defence of his country.

A former three-weight world champion, Lomachenko is viewed as one of the best boxers on the planet pound for pound.

The 34-year-old returned to Ukraine this week following Russia’s invasion of the country, and has now announced that he has joined the 'territorial defence battalion' for his hometown of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi.

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Lomachenko posted this photo on his official Facebook page (Image: Facebook/Vasiliy Lomachenko)
Lomachenko posted this photo on his official Facebook page (Image: Facebook/Vasiliy Lomachenko)

A photo was posted on Lomachenko's official Facebook page which showed him dressed in military clothing with an assault rifle strapped to his body.

The post included the caption: ā€œThe Belgorod-Dnestrovsky Territorial Defence Battalion has been formed and armed.

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ā€œIn the territorial defence, boxer Vasily Lomachenko informed the mayor Vitaly Grazhdan.ā€

World heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk also returned to Ukraine this week to help defend his homeland.

Meanwhile, former heavyweight champions Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko have also vowed to take up arms in the war.

In a video posted on Instagram, Wladimir called on ā€œthe entire worldā€ to stop Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.

ā€œI'm Wladimir Klitschko, and I'm addressing the entire world to stop this war that Russia has started,ā€ said Klitschko.

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ā€œJust today, civilians were shot by the rockets, with special operations, civilians getting killed. And it's happening in the heart of Europe.

ā€œThere is no time to wait because that's going to lead to a humanitarian catastrophe.

ā€œYou need to act now to stop Russian aggression with anything you can have now. In an hour, or tomorrow, is going to be too late.

ā€œPlease, get into action now. Don't wait. Act now. Stop this war.ā€

His brother Vitali, who is mayor of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, says he fears of a ā€œhumanitarian crisisā€ in the country following Russia’s invasion.

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ā€œThe Russians are almost on the border of Kyiv. From here, it’s not so far, I guess it’s 20km [12 miles] or less,ā€ he said on Sunday.

ā€œRussians destroyed the economy of our country.

ā€œI expect a huge humanitarian catastrophe in our country because our economy was destroyed.

ā€œOur infrastructure was destroyed. The people don’t have a job, don’t have money. People don’t have a home right now.

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ā€œMillions of people moved from their houses. They destroyed the country.ā€

Featured Image Credit: PA Images & Facebook: Vasiliy Lomachenko

Topics:Ā Vasyl Lomachenko, Boxing

Rory O'Callaghan
Rory O'Callaghan

Rory O'Callaghan is Editorial Lead at SPORTbible. He has previously worked for Sky Sports News, MailOnline and Reach covering football, cricket, boxing and MMA. Tested daily as a Liverpool fan in a Manchester office.

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