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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ukraine's Culture Ministry counts numbers of artists and media workers killed by Russian invasion
A total of 201 artists and 103 media workers have been killed in Ukraine since the start of the Russian full-scale invasion, Ukraine's Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications has reported. Source: Ukrainska (Life) Quote: "The literary and artistic generation known as the Executed Renaissance gave the world masterpieces of literature, art, music and theatre. These artists were the pride of our nation. Today, we are once again losing not just talented Ukrainians but also a part of our soul, as each of our artists has a unique personality that has enriched Ukrainian culture." Details: Meanwhile, the ministry did not specify how it determines whether the deceased person was an artist. The Ministry of Culture emphasised that Russia's systematic crimes against journalists and the media represent a severe threat to freedom of speech and information security, undermining democratic values and human rights. Background: On 2 May 2025, an actor from the Dnipro Ukrainian Youth Theatre, Maksym Kovtun, was killed in action while defending Ukraine. On 13 April 2025, musician Olena Kohut was killed in a Russian missile attack on Sumy. The following people were killed in action defending Ukraine: Andrii Kasianov, an actor of the Dnipro Shevchenko Theatre; military photographer Arsen Fedosenko; actor Oleksii Khilskyi; director Kostiantyn Petryk; Ihor Voronka, a leading artist of the National Academic Chapel Dumka; choreographer Anton Smetskyi; Oleksandr Serdiuk, a vocalist of the Kyiv Theatre Berehynia; writer Vasyl Palamarchuk; Leonid Lavrenchuk, an employee of the Museum of Folk Architecture and Life, and many others. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ukrainian orchestra musician, Olena Kohut killed in deadly Russian attack on Sumy
Ukrainian orchestra musician, Olena Kohut, was killed in a deadly Palm Sunday Russian attack on Sumy, which killed at least 34 and injured 117 people on April 13. Sumy, a city close to the Russia-Ukraine border, has been the target of constant strikes since the onset of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Russia used in the deadly Palm Sunday attack, outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said on April 13. "On April 13, 2025, as a result of a missile strike by , our theater family suffered a pain that words cannot describe. Inflicted wounds killed our colleague, artist of the orchestra theater — Olena Kohut," the Sumy National Theater in a Facebook post. Kohut is one of at least 34 killed in a devastating on Sumy that took place on April 13. "Elena was an extremely bright person, a true professional, a sympathetic colleague, and a reliable friend. Her music, her smile, her kindness — will forever be in our memories," the theater added. Kohut was a soloist-organist for the Sumy Oblast Philharmonic, which has expressed its condolences for Kohut's passing. "This is an irreparable loss for our collective, for the entire music community, for everyone who knew and appreciated Olena as an artist and as a person," the Sumy Oblast Philharmonic . Russia targeted Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy with two ballistic missiles on the morning of April 13, killing at least 34 people and injuring 117. The attack occurred on Palm Sunday, as many celebrated the religious holiday in the lead-up to Easter. Read also: These parents and children were killed by Russia after Kyiv agreed to 30-day ceasefire We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
