A heart-warming moment has emerged from the war in Ukraine, after a former heavyweight boxing world champion Vitali Klitschko helped to oversee a wedding on the front line in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Emotional footage seen by TeamKenya.co.ke, showed boxing legend Vitali Klitschko conducting a wedding ceremony in Kyiv while on the frontline defending Ukraine against the Russian invasion.
Klitschko, who is now mayor of Ukraine’s capital city, was on hand to watch two territorial defense members, Valeri and Lesya, tie the knot.
Lesya swapped her helmet as the pair took their vows in front of fellow Ukrainian soldiers at a checkpoint in the city.
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After the ceremony, the boxing legend took to his Twitter account congratulating the newly wedded couple and wishing them good luck.
“Today I greeted the soldiers of one of the battalions of the capital's defense of the capital Lesya and Valeri.”
“They have been living in a civil marriage for a long time, and now they have decided to get married. The ceremony took place next to one of the checkpoints. Good luck to them. Life goes on!” he wrote
Vitali Klitschko is part of some renowned Ukrainian heavyweight boxers who have volunteered to help their countries fight against the Russians.
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