Vladimir Rodionovich Klitschko, who raised his sons, Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, to become heavyweight champions, died Wednesday after a long illness in Kiev, Ukraine. He was 64.
The former colonel in the Soviet Union's air force died from lymph node cancer, according to the brothers' management team.
Vladimir Rodionovich Klitschko was stationed near Chernobyl during the 1986 nuclear disaster and participated in the immediate cleanup of the reactor's meltdown. His illness was linked to the disaster that sickened many who lived in the region.
Said: Vitali Klitschko
"Our father spent a lot of time at Chernobyl, and Chernobyl got him, too, in the end. The doctors said, 'It's the result of Chernobyl Cancer.'
Vladimir Rodionovich Klitschko dies; father of Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko - ESPN
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