Russian forces assassinate the director of the Kherson Philharmonic Orchestra for refusing to give a concert

The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine denounced the assassination of the director of the Kherson Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Kerpatenko, for having refused to cooperate with the Russian troops deployed in that annexed region.

According to coincidental information from the Ukrainian media, Kerpatenko was executed in his home by Russian soldiers on Saturday.

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The pro-Russian authorities of Kherson, north of the also annexed Crimean peninsula, organized a concert on October 1 to celebrate the “restoration of peace” in the region.

Kerpatenkowho since 2004 has been the director of the Philharmoniccategorically refused to collaborate in that concert, as well as to leave the city recently annexed by Russia.

The news of the alleged execution of the orchestra conductor has been followed by the condemnations of European governments, such as Germany, whose Minister of Culture, Claudia Roth, has expressed her astonishment at the purpose of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin“and their executioners” to “destroy Ukrainian culture and identity”.

Source: Elcomercio

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