"Stus was more than just poetry": Lviv actor Andriy Sinishin was killed in the war

The report stressed that he gave his life, defending Ukraine, and called him a "son" - this is how friends and colleagues addressed him. "With great pain and sadness, they learned the news about our son today. Andriy Sinyshyn - military, theater actor" Both people and dolls ", actor of the Les Kurbas Theater - died on August 16. 04. 2025 near the settlement of Yunakivka, Sumy district," The funeral of the hero will take place on September 13.

At 11:00, an act will begin at the garrison temple of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv, then - the city -wide farewell ceremony on Market Square. After that, the body will be transported to the village of Vivoryany, where they say goodbye to their relatives and bury in the local cemetery. In connection with the tragedy, the theater staff abolished the play "The Light Sky", which was to take place this Saturday.

Prior to that, at the Les Kurbas Theater reported that since April 16 the actor was considered missing. The post mentioned that his first call sign was "Stus", because the work of the Ukrainian poet was of particular importance to the actor. "But Andrew is with us! In every way he creates on stage. In a laugh that remains after his jokes. In silence, which he can fill with content. Andrew will still embody more than one wonderful role on stage. We believe! His presence is always felt.

We keep my heart. " Subsequently, on May 6, the "captive and missing" community noted that the search for Andriy Sinyshyn was stopped and he would return on the shield. Friends and colleagues of Andrei Sinyshyn painfully perceived the news of his disappearance. They shared memories, photos and words of support, remembering him as a person of a great heart, a devoted companion and a warrior who was on the forefront from the first days of the war.

Actor Andriy Vodichev in his post told that he was most afraid of the moment when he had to write about the words "missing missing". He remembered how Sinishin dreamed of going with him after the victory with him in the performance "Marco Damni" on the works of Vasyl Stus. It was Stus's poetry that was special for the actor, so his first call sign was Stus.

Even at the front, he found time to talk about the theater, participated in rehearsals online and kept a given book with poetry to always be able to turn to your favorite texts. Vodichev also mentioned their last conversation on the Holy Week, when Sinishin read the lines from the finals of the performance about the "candle", which smelled of honey. He promised that poem for his brother after his death without blowing a candle for the first time. Other friends shared their emotions.

They wrote that they could not accept the terrible news, because Andrew was an extremely light and wise person. It was difficult for them to believe that he could have disappeared. "And I cannot accept this news…. Pain… Andriy Sinishin is just incredibly light wise man! We will remind that on September 11 in the Zaporizhzhya direction the pilot of the 39th Brigade of Tactical Aviation Major Alexander Borovyk was killed.