17-year-old Ukrainian basketball player Volodymyr Yermakov was killed in a knife attack in Düsseldorf, Germany. Another Ukrainian player Artem Kozachenko was also attacked and remains in intensive care.
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A terrible incident has happened in Düsseldorf – Volodymyr Yermakov, a 17-year-old basketball player from the national youth team, tragically died.
Volodymyr [Yermakov] and his friend Artem Kozachenko played for the ART Giants (U-19) youth team from Düsseldorf. On the eve of the next match, the young basketball players were attacked with knives in the street just for being Ukrainian!
17-year-old Yermakov was stabbed to death in the assault and his three companions injured
Police in the German city of Essen have already detained two suspects in the murder
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