Maksym Kagal, who won a world kickboxing title in 2014, had taken arms to help defend the city of Mariupol in Ukraine, as part of the Azov Separate Special Forces Unit. A Ukrainian kickboxing world champion has been killed in combat amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The coach of Maksym Kagal, 30, confirmed the fighter had died at the hands of Russian forces whilst serving his country’s Azov Battalion unit in Mariupol on Friday. In an emotional Facebook post, Oleg Skirta said: “Unfortunately, the war takes the best. (…) A Ukrainian kickboxing world champion has been killed in combat amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The coach of Maksym Kagal, 30, confirmed the fighter had died at the hands of Russian forces whilst serving his country’s Azov Battalion unit in Mariupol on Friday. In an emotional Facebook post, Oleg Skirta said: “Unfortunately, the war takes the best.
via mirror: Ukrainian kickboxing world champion Maksym Kagal killed fighting in war against Russia