Shortly before the Biathlon World Cup: death shocks world champion. Pidruchnyi posted a picture of the friend in war gear on his Instagram account.
The 32-year-old himself was already deployed in the Ukraine war. He had to cancel the 2021/2022 season in February 2022 due to the Russian war of aggression and began his military service. After several months of military service, he was able to train again - a step back to normality. The Ukrainian competed in the mixed doubles competition at the World Championships and landed with his team in seventh place.