![CSKA Moscow basketball veteran Vladimir Tkachenko during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Euroleague Basketball Stock Photo - Alamy CSKA Moscow basketball veteran Vladimir Tkachenko during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Euroleague Basketball Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/B93792/cska-moscow-basketball-veteran-vladimir-tkachenko-during-the-celebration-B93792.jpg)
CSKA Moscow basketball veteran Vladimir Tkachenko during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Euroleague Basketball Stock Photo - Alamy
![Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on Twitter: "Former basketball players Vladimir Tkachenko and Andrei Lopatov during the jerseys honor ceremony @CSKABasketball http://t.co/BfktUuFgnC" / Twitter Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on Twitter: "Former basketball players Vladimir Tkachenko and Andrei Lopatov during the jerseys honor ceremony @CSKABasketball http://t.co/BfktUuFgnC" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0pubvJIQAA7SdN.jpg:large)
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague on Twitter: "Former basketball players Vladimir Tkachenko and Andrei Lopatov during the jerseys honor ceremony @CSKABasketball http://t.co/BfktUuFgnC" / Twitter
![Basketball player V Tkachenko a member of the USSR national basketball team in a dark sleeveless sports shirt with No 12 on it Stock Photo - Alamy Basketball player V Tkachenko a member of the USSR national basketball team in a dark sleeveless sports shirt with No 12 on it Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/B9DTAT/basketball-player-v-tkachenko-a-member-of-the-ussr-national-basketball-B9DTAT.jpg)
Basketball player V Tkachenko a member of the USSR national basketball team in a dark sleeveless sports shirt with No 12 on it Stock Photo - Alamy
![IconicPoorly on Twitter: "I cannot confirm if any of these players made it out alive during these encounters with the great 'Vladimir Tkachenko' #VladimirTkachenko https://t.co/F6TIC7yEfq" / Twitter IconicPoorly on Twitter: "I cannot confirm if any of these players made it out alive during these encounters with the great 'Vladimir Tkachenko' #VladimirTkachenko https://t.co/F6TIC7yEfq" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EWKW1t6UMAEhI70.jpg)
IconicPoorly on Twitter: "I cannot confirm if any of these players made it out alive during these encounters with the great 'Vladimir Tkachenko' #VladimirTkachenko https://t.co/F6TIC7yEfq" / Twitter
![Vladimir Tkachenko - a 7'3 310lb Soviet basketball player during the 70s and 80s. Was never able to leave Russia to play in the NBA/ABA : r/AbsoluteUnits Vladimir Tkachenko - a 7'3 310lb Soviet basketball player during the 70s and 80s. Was never able to leave Russia to play in the NBA/ABA : r/AbsoluteUnits](https://i.redd.it/vladimir-tkachenko-a-73-310lb-soviet-basketball-player-v0-2hykjtho9ov81.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0a21fd8dda34a584c82ac6ad37477726f5b62dac)