{"id":30595,"date":"2026-10-01T18:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30595"},"modified":"2026-10-01T18:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:33:00","slug":"the-ukrainian-armed-forces-eliminated-a-decorated-russian-powerlifter-and-drone-operator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30595","title":{"rendered":"The Ukrainian Armed Forces eliminated a decorated Russian powerlifter and drone operator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated Russian occupier Sergei Politov, <strong>who participated in the war against Ukraine with the rank of junior sergeant as a drone operator. <\/strong>The occupier was eliminated on September 13, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Before being deployed to combat, 35-year-old Politov was a Master of Sports in powerlifting and had won awards at All-Russian and regional tournaments. He last competed in June 2024, where he won silver and bronze medals at the \u201cVereshchagino Open Cup: Through Thorns to the Stars\u201d tournament.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/uanewsstream\/30062?embed=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: Russian media.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to this<strong>, the Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated Russian occupier Dmitry Zhukov, who before the war was a candidate for the title of Master of Sports in <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ua.news\/ua\/war-vs-rf\/zsu-likviduvali-titulovanogo-rosiiskogo-paverliftera\"><strong>powerlifting and<\/strong><\/a><strong> a winner of a number of Russian tournaments. <\/strong>According to Russian sources, <strong>the soldier was killed on July 8, and his funeral will be held on July 27.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Ukrainian Armed Forces also eliminated Russian occupier and boxer Sanja <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ua.news\/ua\/zsu-likviduvali-na-fronti-rosiiskogo-okupanta-ta-boksera-sanzhi-rinchinova\"><strong>Rinchinov<\/strong><\/a> <strong>on the front lines.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"store-mobile-app-block\">\n<p>Read us on<\/p>\n<div class=\"store-mobile-ad-images-bloc\">\n<div class=\"store-mobile-ad-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/uanewsstream\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-modal\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cabinet.ua.news\/assets-front\/images\/telegram_social_ad.svg\"\/><\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"store-mobile-ad-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/me.sendsmessenger.co\/ua_news\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-modal\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cabinet.ua.news\/assets-front\/images\/sends_social_ad.svg\"\/> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"store-mobile-app-block\">\n<p>Download our app<\/p>\n<div class=\"store-mobile-ad-images-bloc\">\n<div class=\"store-mobile-ad-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/ua-news\/id6478152508\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-modal\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cabinet.ua.news\/assets-front\/images\/apple-store-app.svg\"\/><\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"store-mobile-ad-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.uanews.app&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-modal\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cabinet.ua.news\/assets-front\/images\/google-store-app.svg\"\/> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                            <a class=\"display-sm display-sm-flex no-underline\" href=\"http:\/\/ua.news\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#284a51685d4906464d5f5b\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                                        <video src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cabinet.ua.news\/uploads\/images\/talents.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%!important; 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