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Ukrainian film editor killed on the frontline, defense ministry says

02 January 2023 20:11 (UTC +04:00)

Ukrainian film editor Viktor Onysko has been killed on the frontline, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said Monday, without providing further details, APA reports citing UNIAN.

"So many brave and talented Ukrainians are sacrificing their lives in this war against the hordes of darkness to protect their homeland," the defense ministry said in a tribute on Twitter. "May the light of the memory of our heroes shine eternally," it added.

Onysko worked on Ukrainian films including "The Stronghold," "The Rising Hawk" and "Viddana." The Dovzhenko Centre, Ukraine's state film archive, called it "an incredible loss for the film community and Ukraine."

His wife Olga Birzul said in a Facebook post, "My heart will forever remain in the terrible year 2022. Because you stayed there. My hero. My love. My everything. I don't know how to live and breathe without you. I don't know if I can ever dream again."

Birzul added the "only thing I have from you is a 9-year-old girl with your gray eyes."

"When I was drowning in tears on the train for a day, she stroked my head and said that Dad fought for our freedom, we will never forget it, Dad will always be in our thoughts. Our little adult. One of thousands of innocent children whose parents were killed by the damned Russians. It hurts. Indescribably painful," she said.