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Passages: Ukrainian Water Polo Player Yevhen Obedinsky Killed in Mariupol<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yevhen Obedinsky<\/strong>, a former captain of the Ukrainian men\u2019s water polo team, was killed on March 17<\/a> in the Russian-led siege of Mariupol.<\/p>\n

Obedinsky was 39 years old. Per reports in Ukraine, his 12-year-old daughter Kira Obedinsky<\/strong> was taken to Russian occupied Donetsk, where she was treated for minor shrapnel wounds. An international campaign is being carried out<\/a> to return Kira to the custody of her grandfather.<\/p>\n

The family has had contact with the daughter. Yevhen was her only surviving parent after her mother died in childbirth. She is one of Yevhen\u2019s three children.<\/p>\n

Yevhen Obedinsky (in Russian, his first name is written as Evgeny) died on March 17 in some of the most intense fighting in Russia\u2019s invasion of the country. He was a former captain of the Ukrainian national team who won multiple national titles with Illichivets Mariupol. He had survived a battle with a brain tumor.<\/p>\n

His father, Oleksandr Obedinsky<\/strong>, was a coach for the national team. He was the one to announce the death of his son via social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ukraine is a minor player among the European water polo powers. The nation has played in one Olympic Games (1996) and three European Championships, none since 1997.<\/p>\n

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to widespread condemnation<\/a>, including the banning of Russian and Belorussian athletes from international competition by bodies including FINA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"