Aleksei Bugayev, a former professional footballer who earned two caps for the Russian national team, has been killed while fighting in the war in Ukraine. Bugayev’s father and agent have confirmed his death while battling in the 34-month-old war between Russia and Ukraine after signing up to join Vladimir Putin’s army.
“Unfortunately, the news about Aleksei’s death is true. It happened today,” Ivan Bugayev, his father, told Sport24, according to TASS.
RIA reported that agent Anton Smirnov stated that the nature of his passing had made it impossible to retrieve Bugayev’s body for burial.
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