Olympic champion Oleh Verniaiev joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Oleh Verniaiev is a Ukrainian artistic gymnast. He is the 2016 Olympic parallel bars champion and individual all-around silver medalist.

The athlete announced his joining the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Instagram on April 5. Oleg Vernyaev was born in Donetsk.

Verniaiev is among dozens of Ukrainian athletes who joined the Army after the full-scale Russian invasion started.