Oksana Shvets, Famous Ukrainian Actress, Killed in Russian Missile Launch :: WRAL.com

— Famous Ukrainian actress Oksana Shvets was killed in a Russian rocket attack on a residential building in kyiv.

The Young Theatre, a Ukrainian theater group she had been with since 1980, announced the death of the star on Thursday.

In a statement shared on its Facebook page, the company expressed “irreparable grief” over Shvets’ passing.

“Ukrainian Honored Artist Oksana Shvets was killed in a rocket attack on a residential building in Kyiv,” the cast wrote alongside a photo of the stage and screen veteran.

The tribute, translated from Ukrainian, continued: “Beautiful memory to the talented actress! There is no forgiveness for the enemy who came to our land!”

English-language publication Kyiv Post also reported her death, saying on Twitter that she was “murdered in kyiv during the war”.

According to the Young Theater website, Shvets studied acting at the Ivan Franko Theater and the Kyiv State Institute of Theater Arts before embarking on a decades-long career in entertainment.

In addition to his theatrical work, Shvets’ acting credits include television series such as the long-running family saga “Dom s liliyami”.

According to Variety, Shvets received one of Ukraine’s most prestigious awards for his theatrical work, Deserving Artist of Ukraine.

Shvets is the latest high-profile Ukrainian figure to die as a result of the conflict with Russia. Actor Pasha Lee was killed earlier this month while defending his country against Russian troops, according to a Facebook post from the Odessa International Film Festival.

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