Actor, Maksym Kovtun, killed on entrance line defending Ukraine

Actor-turned-soldier Maksym Kovtun was killed on the entrance line, the Dnipro Tutorial Youth Theater mentioned on Could 2.

"Maksym went to the entrance to guard our nation, our freedom, and our future," the theater mentioned in a submit to social media.

Kovtun was a member of the youth theater earlier than he started serving within the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

"Maksym Kovtun died defending Ukraine. His roles — vivid, honest, full of heat — will without end stay in our hearts. He performed for youngsters and adults, giving pleasure, laughter, and deep feelings," the theater mentioned.

"Our complete theater group, colleagues, and buddies categorical their deepest condolences to Maksym's household, his family members, and everybody who was by Maksym's aspect in life," the theater mentioned.

Greater than 45,000 Ukrainian troopers have been killed because the begin of Russia's full-scale battle in 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned in February.

Ukraine repatriated the our bodies of 909 troopers killed in Russia's battle, Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Remedy of POWs introduced on April 18.

Many have deserted their careers to defend on the entrance line as Russia continues to wage its battle towards Ukraine.

Artur Shybalov, a former cameraman and editor who joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces, was killed combating in Russia's Kursk Oblast on March 13, his mom mentioned on March 20.

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