Mykhailo Zahorodnii is a writer at UP.
The principal conductor at the Kherson Music and Drama Theatre has died.
The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy confirmed his death.
According to the ministry, the Russian military shot and killed Kerpatenko in his own home after he refused to help them.
The conductor was murdered by journalist Olena Vanina. It's hard to find out details of the murder.
There is a person named Yurii Kerpatenko.
The conductor of the Kherson Philharmonic was shot and killed today. They said they would return after he refused to cooperate. They showed up at his house and killed him.
Kerpatenko stopped talking to his colleagues in September.
According to the Ministry of Culture, the invaders and their partners were planning to hold a concert featuring the Hilea Chamber Orchestra on 1 October.
The occupiers wanted to show that there had been peaceful life in Kherson.
He was the principal conductor at the Mykola Kulish Music and Drama Theatre in Kherson in 2004.
The Hilea Chamber Orchestra was under Kerpatenko's direction.
After the start of the war and the occupation of the city, Yurii was open about his pro-Ukrainian stance.
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