Weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko, who competed for Ukraine at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has died while fighting in his country맥스카지노�s war with Russia, according to statements from the Ukraine Olympic Committee and the Ukraine Weightlifting Federation posted Monday.Related video above: Russia-Ukraine missile strikes맥스카지노�On May 5, an honored master of sports of Ukraine Oleksandr Pielieshenko died in the war with the enemy; a contestant of the 2016 Olympic Games, where he took 4th place and a two-time European weightlifting champion,맥스카지노� Ukraine맥스카지노�s National Olympic Committee posted on social media.맥스카지노�From the first days of the full-scale invasion, Oleksandr joined the ranks of the Armed Forces. Yesterday we received the sad news of his death. The Olympic family send its condolences to the athlete맥스카지노�s family, friends and relatives. Bright and eternal memory of the Hero!맥스카지노� the statement concluded.The 30-year-old Pielieshenko was a two-time European gold medalist, winning the 85kg weight class at the 2016 and 2017 European Weightlifting Championships.맥스카지노�We express our deepest condolences to the family and everyone who knew Oleksandr!맥스카지노� the Ukraine Weightlifting Federation said Monday in its statement.CNN has reached out to the Ukraine Olympic Committee and the Ukraine Weightlifting Federation for more information.Ukrainian national weightlifting coach Viktor Slobodianiuk said in a social media post: 맥스카지노�War takes the best맥스카지노� Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine, two-time European champion, Olympic weightlifting contestant Oleksandr Pielieshenko heroically died defending Ukraine from invaders.맥스카지노�I express my sincere condolences to the family and relatives of Oleksandr! This is a very heavy loss for the entire weightlifting community of Ukraine. Heroes don맥스카지노�t die.맥스카지노�