In Germany, a 17-year-old basketball player Vladimir Ermakov, , who played for the youth teams of Ukraine, was killed. This was reported by the Ukrainian Basketball Federation.
The incident is reported to have occurred in the city of Dusseldorf.
— Terrible news for the Ukrainian basketball family… A terrible tragedy occurred in Dusseldorf — 17-year-old basketball player of the youth national teams of Ukraine Vladimir Ermakov tragically died, — reported to the FBU.
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The circumstances of the death of basketball player Ermakov
In the post of the Kyiv Basketball Federation, more information was provided about the circumstances of the death of the athlete.
Ermakov and his friend Artem Kozachenko played for the youth team ART Giants (U-19) from Dusseldorf.
— On the eve of the next match, young basketball players were attacked with knives on the street simply because they — 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, — noted in the note.
Some media write that the attackers were of Arab origin. Local police are now investigating the case. There were reportedly witnesses at the crime scene.
Vladimir Ermakov — third from the left in the top row near the coaches. Photo: Kiev Basketball Federation
Vladimir Ermakov played basketball and played in the children's teams Teyvaz and 5T.E.A.M.-Youth-12. As a member of the Ukrainian youth team (U-16), he competed at the 2022 European Championships in Bulgaria.
