Ukrainian Paralympian pulls out of event after father captured by Russian forces: report

A Ukrainian biathlete pulled out of the Paralympics after her father was reportedly captured by Russian navy forces who invaded the nation.

Anastasiia Laletina was set to take part within the Video games when she stepped apart, a Ukrainian Paralympic Committee spokesperson instructed Reuters. Laletina’s father is a solider within the Ukrainian navy, however particulars about his reported seize had been scant.

Laletina, 19, was set to compete within the middle-distance sitting occasion on the Paralympics. In keeping with Reuters, she was nonetheless in Zhangjiakou, China, and is ready to fly again to Poland when the Video games are completed.

Ukraine has achieved effectively on the Paralympics even with Russia’s invasion within the forefront. Ukraine has gained six gold, eight silver and 5 bronze medals on the Paralympics for a grand complete of 19 medals. 

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Anastasiia Laletina of Staff Ukraine competes within the Girls’s Dash Sitting Qualification on day 5 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at Zhangjiakou Nationwide Biathlon Centre on March 9, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.
(Lintao Zhang/Getty Pictures)

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The Ukrainians are in second place in complete medals behind China (31) and are in third in gold medals behind China (10) and Canada (7).

Laletina is from Chernihiv, which is among the many cities nonetheless being closely shelled by Russian forces. Britain’s Protection Ministry mentioned Wednesday that combating has continued in Kyiv.

Anastasiia Laletina of Ukraine in motion
(REUTERS/Issei Kato)

CIA Director William Burns instructed a congressional committee on Tuesday an intensified Russian push may imply “an unpleasant subsequent few weeks.” He warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin was prone to “grind down the Ukrainian navy with no regard for civilian casualties.”

The Related Press contributed to this report.