On June 28, 2025, it will be 29 years since the approval of the Constitution of Ukraine. This year, we will once again celebrate the state holiday in the conditions of armed aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
Despite the horrors of war, life in Donetsk region continues: children continue to receive education, residents of the region have access to medical and social services, and conditions are being created for the development of creative abilities, etc.
On the occasion of Constitution Day of Ukraine, the regional state administration has launched a regional campaign "The Constitution of Ukraine through the Prism of War." The stories of the residents of Donetsk region once again prove that even in a state of war, the commitment to constitutional principles is important for the Ukrainian state – the affirmation of human rights and freedoms, compliance with universal and European values, which the Ukrainian people bravely defend in modern conditions, protecting freedom, territorial integrity, independence, and sovereignty of Ukraine.
Article 23. Everyone has the right to free development of their personality, provided that the rights and freedoms of others are not violated, and has obligations to society in which the free and comprehensive development of their personality is ensured.
Igor Matsai is a distinguished worker of physical culture and sports of Ukraine, a distinguished coach of Ukraine in sambo wrestling, the head of the Donetsk regional sambo federation of the National Sambo Federation of Ukraine, an international category judge, and a coach-lecturer at the Regional Comprehensive Children's and Youth Sports School of the Donetsk Territorial Organization of the All-Ukrainian Physical Culture and Sports Society "Kolos."
As an athlete, he holds the title of international class sports master in sambo and is a bronze medalist of the World Championship. For over 33 years, Igor Matsai has been working as a coach. He has prepared 22 masters of sports of Ukraine and 27 candidates for masters of sports of Ukraine among the students of the Kramatorsk community.
Despite being forced to relocate from Kramatorsk due to the war, Igor Matsai continues his coaching activities, supporting young people on their way to new victories. Currently, the coach trains about 20 athletes, 5 of whom are masters of sports.
The current protégés of Igor Matsai – Denys Plekhanov, Zakhar Liulin, Diana Morozova, Bohdan Sychevskyi, Anastasia Berezhna – are winning awards at national and international competitions, representing Donetsk region with dignity.
Donetsk region is proud of its masters and sports mentors! We believe that thanks to their coaching activities, even more representatives of our region will win victories at world-class competitions, glorifying their native land and Ukraine.