A Ukrainian star actor and TV host Pasha Lee has reportedly died after Russia’s invasion.
According to reports, Lee died from shelling in Irpen while defending his country from Russian troops.
A Facebook post by Sergiy Tomilenko, President of Ukraine’s National Union of Journalists, confirmed Lee’s death saying he died defending his country.
It was also gathered that Lee joined the Territorial Defence Forces last week. After joining the forces, Lee had kept his fans updated via Instagram with photos of himself in army regalia and comments about unifying to fight the invasion.
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In one of his posts, he wrote: “For the last 48 hours there is an opportunity to sit down and take a picture of how we are being bombed, and we are smiling because we will manage and everything will be Ukraine we are working!”
The 33-year-old actor rose to the limelight after starring in the comedy Meeting of Classmates.’ He was also popular for dubbing Hollywood films including ‘The Hobbit, ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Malibu Rescuers.’