A 17-year-old Ukrainian basketball player was killed in Germany

MOSCOW, February 12 Ukrainian basketball player Vladimir Ermakov died in Dusseldorf as a result of an attack on the street, his teammate Artem Kozachenko is in critical condition in intensive care, according to the official Facebook page of the Kiev Basketball Federation (the activities of Meta (social networks Facebook and Instagram) are prohibited in Russia as extremist).
It is noted that two unknown men with knives attacked the athletes on Saturday, where their team arrived for the competition.
“”On the eve of the next match, young basketball players were attacked with knives on the street simply because they were Ukrainians! The whole team spent the night in the hospital next to our guys. Unfortunately, the doctors were unable to save Ermakov, and Kozachenko remains in intensive care “, the message says.
According to the source, local police have already begun an investigation into the incident, and witnesses were present at the scene.