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She was among 28 people killed, while Roman suffered shrapnel wounds, a broken arm and burns over 45% of his body. At a large hall nearby, young contestants wearing bow ties and dresses paired up for the ballroom dance competition. He went back to school, continues his education," said Yaroslav. "I think the question is not what he has gone through but how will he go on ... I hope that he will continue with the same strength as now to grow, to develop himself."
Persons: Roman, Yaroslav, Mike Collett, Jon Boyle Organizations: Russian, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Vinnytsia, Lviv, Ukraine, Rights LVIV, Russian, Dresden, Germany, Charleston, bayan
REUTERS/Yuriy RylchukIVANO-FRANKIVSK, Ukraine, April 4 (Reuters) - Hundreds of residents of the Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk turned out to mourn four-times world kickboxing champion Vitalii Merinov after he was killed in action fighting Russian troops. The Ukrainian flag was draped over his coffin as it was carried out of the church on Monday. "To the hero of Ukraine, Vitalii Merinov, three-times glory," his friend, Taras Mstyslav, said, with mourners calling out "Glory, glory, glory!" Citizens knelt on the street during the funeral procession, holding Ukrainian flags, while others threw flowers. "You can see for yourself, thousands of Ivano-Frankivsk residents came to say farewell to him," Mstyslav said at the cemetery.
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