Tamošnji mediji su potvrdili da je Cibko poginuo 31. marta u blizini grada Buče. Imao je 55 godina i bio je sportski gigant u svojoj domovini.
Nakon velike karijere, Cibko je preuzeo funkciju predednika ukrajinske ragbi fedceracije na kojoj je bio od 2003. do 2005. godine.
Even though I hoped that these news won’t be confirmed, unfortunately, I can now sadly say that Oleksi Tsibko, former captain of the Ukrainian national team, former president of the Ukrainian Rugby Union and also Mayor of Smela City died defending his town and his country. pic.twitter.com/TuTXqs0zsq
— Octavian Morariu (@MorariuOctavian) April 5, 2022