Halinichev died in 2023 in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine.
According to Ukrainian news outlet Tribuna, he refused to participate in a 2022 European boxing championship in order to volunteer as a soldier.
Speaking to Voice of America, one of his coaches said once Halinichiev had seen the destruction caused by the war, he felt he had to fight.
“I have a little child. I don’t want her to live in occupation among the aggressor, among the Russians,” another of his coaches quoted him as saying.
Tribuna said Halinichev was injured twice during the war but continued to fight until his death.
He won silver at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and the 2021 European U22 Championships.
