More than 400 Ukrainian athletes have been killed in the Russia-Ukraine war, an official has said.The Sports Committee of Ukraine created a "requiem" for those athletes who have lost their lives.Business Insider is sharing eight of their stories.

Since Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost on the battlefield or as a result of the Russian bombing of Ukrainian cities.

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Talent and potential have been erased by the horrors of war affecting every sector of Ukraine's society.More than 400 of those killed were Ukrainian athletes, the head of Ukraine's National Olympic Committee said on national television in December, the Kyiv Independent reported.The Sports Committee of Ukraine, an organization that focuses on developing non-Olympic sports in Ukraine, has since created a "requiem" website called "Sports Angels" for those athletes who have lost their lives in the conflict.Business Insider has highlighted eight tragic stories shared by the committee.