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Citizenship | Ukrainian |
Born | (1983-10-05)5 October 1983 Zaporizhzhia |
Died | 7 April 2022(2022-04-07) (aged 38) Mariupol |
Oleksii Yanin ( Ukrainian: Олексій Янін; 5 October 1983 [1] – 7 April 2022, Mariupol [2]) was a Ukrainian athlete and soldier. As a kickboxer, he ranked as the National champion in Ukraine. He also became the world champion in Thai boxing (Muay Thai).
Oleksii Yanin was born on 5 October 1983 in the city of Zaporizhzhia. [1] At the age of 9 he started boxing. At the age of 21, he went into Thai boxing. [3]
Yanin joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a volunteer in 2014. He served in a separate special forces unit of the National Guard "Azov". [4] He died on the night of the 6th and 7 April 2022 during the defense of Mariupol. [1]
Oleksii is survived by his wife and son. [5]
Mariupol in the
Russo-Ukrainian War | |
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War in Donbas (2014–2022) | |
Siege of Mariupol (2022) | |
Russian people | |
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