A Ukrainian conductor in the occupied city of Kherson was shot by Russian forces after refusing to appear at concert.
, which dates back to 1944, as well as its chamber group Gilea . In 2004 he was also named head of the Mykola Kulish Music and Drama Theatre.Kherson, a port city on the Dnieper River leading to the Black Sea, was first occupied by Russian forces in March.
Through May, Kerpatenko’s, a concert “was intended by the occupiers,” as per the Ukrainian culture ministry, but the conductor “categorically refused to cooperate with the occupants.”, family members outside of Kherson lost touch with Kerpatenko in September. It is not known precisely when the killing happened., were among the first musicians to respond to news of the killing on social media.
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