Ukrainian ballet star Artem Datsyshyn dies after Russian shelling
Leading Ukrainian ballet dancer Artem Datsyshyn has died, almost three weeks
after being injured in Russian shelling in Kyiv, according to reports.
Datsyshyn, 43, a former soloist at the National Opera of Ukraine, died in
hospital, friend Tatiana Borovik said. She spoke of her "heartache" at the news
in a Facebook post. Anatoly Solovyanenko, chief stage director at the National
Opera of Ukraine, paid tribute to him as "a great artist" and "a wonderful man".
Russian-American choreographer Alexei Ratmansky also expressed his sadness.
Alexei Ratmansky: ARTYOM DATSISHIN, a principal dancer with National Opera House
of Ukraine died today in the Kyiv hospital from wounds received on February 26
when he got caught under Russian artillery fire. He was a beautiful dancer loved
by his colleagues. Unbearable pain. Ratmansky, a former principal dancer in Kyiv
and former artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, is now artist in
residence at the American Ballet Theatre in New York. He said Datsyshyn died
from "wounds received on February 26 when he got under Russian artillery fire".
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