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A Ukrainian actor who fought for his country on the front lines during the Russian invasion died following orders, the OIFF said on Sunday.
Pasha Li, who served in Ukraine’s territorial defense unit after he gave up his duties as an actor and TV presenter when the war broke out, was killed in action during Russian shelling of Irpin, according to a Facebook post posted on the film festival’s profile. He was 33 years old.
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Ukrainian actress Anastasia Kasilova, who worked with Lee on the crime series Provincial, mourned Lee’s death on Facebook.
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“He is an actor, TV presenter, my colleague and good friend,” Kasilova wrote about Lee. “Never say goodbye!”
Actor and composer Pasha Li is killed in action during Russian shelling as the war rages in Ukraine. (Facebook)
Lee was also a famous singer and songwriter, the report said.
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Filmed in the theater space, as well as in a number of commercials and films, such as “Shadows of Unforgotten Ancestors” by Lubomir Levitsky and “Rules of Fight” by Alexei Shaparev, as well as in “Zvichaina on the Right” and “Meeting of Classmates” by Valentin Vasyanovich. ,” among other film projects.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has confirmed 406 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s February 24 invasion began. And 801 more civilians had been injured as of midnight Sunday, the agency said, noting that the fighting had reached a stalemate. accurate reports, and the numbers are actually higher.
Stephanie Pagones of Fox News contributed to this report.