12 February 2026
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Ukraine condemns IOC disqualification of Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych over helmet honoring killed by Russians 650 sportspeople
After the IOC decision, Heraskevych and his team announced that they plan to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to challenge the disqualification and protect their rights. The athlete claims that he did not break any rules and emphasizes the importance of the symbolic weight of his action
Bodies of two Nigerian mercenaries found in Luhansk region, Ukraine’s intelligence says
These are Hamzat Kazeen Kolawole (born April 3, 1983) and Mbah Stephen Udoka (born January 7, 1988). Both served as part of the 423rd Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment (military unit 91701) of the 4th Guards Tank Kantemirovskaya Division of the Russian Armed Forces
