Ukrainian soccer is comprehensively represented in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the war with the Russian occupiers. Not only fans, players and coaches, but also referees fight back against the enemy with weapons in their hands. One of the domestic referees who has been fighting for Ukraine's freedom for over a year is UPL U-19 referee Ivan Chernyshov. About him said the former goalkeeper of Dynamo Kiev Svyatoslav Sirota.
"My next hero is Ivan Chernyshov.
Ivan comes from the Donetsk region. After the start of the war in 2014, he moved to Kiev. Since February 24, 2022 - paramedic of the medical company of the separate assault brigade.
Assistant referee for the U-19 Premier League soccer.
Ivan, I'm proud of you. Kiev is waiting for you at home with a victory, alive and unharmed! God's blessing and guardian angel!", Sirota wrote on his Facebook page, attaching the above photos.