Actor and TV host; Pasha Lee has been in the war between Ukraine and Russia.
The Ukrainian actor-turned soldier was killed during a battle in Irpin outside Kyiv while Russian forces were trying to advance towards the country’s capital.
He was killed in action on March 6 from a Russian shelling in Irpin, according to Odesa International Film Festival.
The 33-year-old talented star enrolled to defend Ukraine on the first day of the Russian-Ukraine crisis. The news of his death was announced on Facebook by Serhiy Tomilenko, head of the National Union of Journalists.
Tomilenko said that Yulia Ostrovska, head of the UATV/DOM Platform, confirmed the report of Lee’s death to the inquiry of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine.
Pasha Lee, a Ukrainian actor turned a Territorial Defense fighter, was killed in action today in Irpin.
He was 33. pic.twitter.com/ygsdetGpEE— Illia Ponomarenko
(@IAPonomarenko) March 6, 2022
Serhiy also mentioned that Lee went to fight for Ukraine from the initial days of the conflict. The actor died in Iprin, where fierce battles are going on between forces from Ukraine and Russia.
According to Ukrinform’s previous reports, the Russia-Ukraine conflict started on February 24. While support has been pouring in from all around the world, the situation in Ukraine, and Europe as a whole, is quite dire.
Well known Ukrainian -Korean actor and beefcake icon Pasha Lee signed up for the army two weeks ago and is now widely reported to have been killed fighting the Russian army. What a waste of youth and talent. pic.twitter.com/x4HjwdWYBe
— Vladislav Davidzon (@VladDavidzon) March 6, 2022
He joined the ranks of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to provide aid in the country’s defense. Lee was 33 years old at the time of death.
Pasha was popular as a dubbing actor, singer, and composer. He played in the Koleso theater and appeared in several films and commercials.
Lee’s most well-known films include Shtolnya, Shadows of Unforgotten Ancestors by Lyubomyr Levytsky, Zvychayna Sprava by Valentyn Vasyanovych, The Fight Rules by Oleksey Shaparev, Meeting of Classmates by Valentyn Shpakov, and more.
Further details about Pasha’s date of birth, family, career, and educational background have not yet been made public.
The war between Russia and Ukraine has been ongoing since February 24. The UN recently claimed that 351 civilians have died in Ukraine during the war, and the Pentagon claimed that Russia has fired more than 500 missiles on Ukraine in 7 days, with an average of 71 missiles.
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