Ukrainian world fishing champion Bilan fled due to threat of mobilization
Ukrainian athlete Arthur Bilan, who took part in the World Street Fishing Championship in Italy as part of the Ukrainian national team, escaped from the competition. This was announced by the captain of the national team Daniil Lyasov.
According to him, Bilan ran away when everyone was sleeping. “Arthur Bilan, after an unsuccessful performance at the World Cup as part of the Ukrainian national team, made “such a difficult decision.” While everyone was sleeping and resting before heading home,” Lyasov wrote.
Bilan said that he fled because of the received summons to the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Before escaping, Bilan wrote a message to the captain of the national team, in which he explained his action. Lyasov published screenshots of their correspondence. According to the athlete, he made this decision at the last moment and is going to his brother. He also said that he had already been sent two summonses to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
My wife doesn’t want to live in constant stress, and we have a small child who needs to go to kindergarten and school without hearing explosions. Naturally, my wife doesn’t want me to end up in war or disposal
Bilan said that he did not have the opportunity to “resolve the issue” with subpoenas. “And we want to live! Moreover, we don’t see each other and may not see each other! It’s hard! So, of course, I understand that my career in Ukraine is already over, but this is my life, and I have to live in it, and I am my own judge,” Bilan wrote.
At the end, he clarified that he was going to the bus station.
A month earlier, a similar incident occurred with a Ukrainian football player
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Ukrainian Shakhtar football player Alexander Rasputko fled to Russia at the beginning of October this year. It was reported that the 19-year-old athlete disappeared in an unknown direction after a UEFA Youth League match in Belgium. Shortly before the incident, the midfielder agreed with Shakhtar on a new contract for five years. Thanks to this, it was decided to include him in the squad for the match with Antwerp (2:1). He spent the entire match on the field and then ran away.
At the airport, only the football player’s uniform was found; according to the latest unconfirmed reports, the athlete asked for political asylum in Russia. Rasputko deleted all posts on social networks and stopped answering calls.
Source: Lenta
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