Because he didn’t want to cooperate |
Russian soldiers murder conductor in Kherson
Because he refused to cooperate with Putin’s henchmen, he had to die…
Yuriy Kerpatenko, Chief Conductor of the Philharmonic of Cherson was shot dead by Russian soldiers in his home, according to Ukrainian sources.
The 46-year-old was “brutally” murdered because he refused “to cooperate with the occupying forces,” the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture said on Saturday. The southern Ukrainian city of Cherson has been occupied by Russian troops since the beginning of the war.
“According to media reports, the occupiers and their collaborators at the Philharmonic Orchestra were planning a festive concert in Kherson on the occasion of World Music Day on October 1,” the ministry said.
With the concert, the Russian representatives wanted to demonstrate “the alleged ‘restoration of a peaceful life’ in Cherson,” it said. However, Kerpatenko “categorically refused” to cooperate with them. The conductor made no secret of his attitude and refused to leave the occupied city.
Kerpatenko has been working at the Kherson Regional Philharmonic since 2000, and in 2004 he became chief conductor of the Music and Drama Theater in Kherson named after Mykola Kulish. (dpa, shu)