Yurii Felipenko
Ukrainian actor (1993–2025)
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Yuriy Serhiyovych Felipenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Сергійович Феліпенко; 8 May 1993 – 15 June 2025) was a Ukrainian theatre and film actor.[2]
8 May 1993
Yurii Felipenko | |
|---|---|
| Юрій Феліпенко | |
| Born | Yuriy Serhiyovych Felipenko 8 May 1993 Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine |
| Died | 15 June 2025 (aged 32) |
| Cause of death | Killed during the Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Education | Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2014–2025 |
| Spouse | Kateryna Motrych[1] |
Life and career
Felipenko was born on 8 May 1993 in Zaporizhzhia, and graduated from the Kyiv National University of Theater, Film and Television in 2016. He was an actor at the Kyiv Academic Drama Theater in Podil.[3][4]
In 2014, he made his television debut in Season 9 of the Russian detective series Muhtar's Return. He also appeared in Unit 44 and The Color of Passion.[5]
In 2019, he was awarded the Kyiv Art Award.[6]
In April 2024, Felipenko joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of the Achilles UAV of the 92nd Assault Brigade and served in the Russo-Ukrainian War.[5] He was killed in action on 15 June 2025, at the age of 32 at the Pokrovsk front.[1]