UEFA Congress honours reminiscence of Russian killed in Ukraine warfare

A minute’s silence was held in reminiscence of Russians who died in 2024, together with a former footballer who was killed in motion in Ukraine, through the forty ninth common UEFA Congress on 3 April.

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Particulars: Amongst these commemorated was Aleksei Bugayev, a former defender for the Russian nationwide soccer workforce, who was killed whereas preventing on the Russian facet in Ukraine. Bugayev, 43, had beforehand been sentenced to 9 and a half years in jail for drug trafficking.

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Bugayev performed professionally for a number of golf equipment, together with Torpedo Moscow, Tom Tomsk, Khimki and Krasnodar. He additionally featured for the Russian nationwide workforce at Euro 2004.

Background: Russia has been suspended from worldwide tournaments beneath the auspices of FIFA and UEFA because the launch of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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