Prominent Ukrainian actor and director Fedor Strigun has died.

On October 23, People’s Artist of Ukraine Fedir Strigun, who dedicated more than half a century to the Maria Zankovetska Theater in Lviv, died. The actor passed away after a serious illness.

The artist’s death was announced by his son, Nazar Strigun.

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi also expressed his condolences, noting Strigun’s significant contribution to the theater’s development.

Fedir Strigun was born on November 1, 1939, in the Cherkasy region. After graduating from the Ivan Karpenko-Kary Theatre Institute in Kyiv, he worked in Zaporizhzhia, and in 1965 he moved to Lviv and joined the Maria Zankovetska Theatre troupe.

From 1987 to 2019, he served as the theater’s artistic director and principal director. Strigun also worked as a film actor, director, and teacher. In 1978, he received the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine for the play “Til.”

The date and place of burial will be announced later.

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