Famed Ukrainian ballet star Artem Datsyshyn dies of injuries from Russian attack

Ukrainian service members patrol in entrance of the Nationwide Tutorial Theatre of Opera and Ballet, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in downtown Odessa, Ukraine.
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Ukrainian ballet star Artem Datsyshyn died Saturday, three weeks after he got here beneath Russian gunfire in Kyiv, based on experiences.

The previous soloist with the Nationwide Opera of Ukraine died within the hospital from “wounds acquired on Feb. 26” — two days after the beginning of the Russian invasion of the nation — stated Alexei Ratmansky, former director of the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, who's now based mostly in New York.

Datsyshyn, who was described as “an awesome artist” and “a beautiful man” by colleagues in Ukraine, was 43 years previous.

Datsyshyn’s demise comes three weeks after he got here beneath Russian gunfire in Kyiv.

Datsyshyn was a former soloist with the Nationwide Opera of Ukraine.

Russia continued its assaults on Ukraine on March 19, 2022.

Information of Datsyshyn’s demise comes a day after the demise of Ukrainian actor Oksana Shvets, who was killed in a Russian rocket assault on a residential constructing in Kyiv. The award-winning actor was a member of the town’s Younger Theatre troupe.