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Eugene McParland 🇺🇦onMastodon10h ago
Film director Ihor Malakhov, who had been missing in action since December 2023, has been confirmed killed on the front lines after DNA identification.
His death was reported by director Volodymyr Tykhyi and the National Union of Filmmakers of #Ukraine. Malakhov was killed on December 29, 2023, during fighting near Avdiivka, Donetsk region.
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Ukrainian film director Ihor Malakhov, who had been missing since fighting broke out near Avdiivka in December 2023, was confirmed dead through DNA identification—his remains were finally identified in April 2026, over two years after his death. Multiple Ukrainian news outlets and the National Union of Filmmakers verified the announcement on April 18, 2026, with his funeral scheduled for April 21. Malakhov was a notable filmmaker who won the Odesa International Film Festival in 2016, and his death underscores the ongoing toll of the war on Ukrainian cultural figures.
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“Film director Ihor Malakhov, who had been missing in action since December 2023, has been confirmed killed on the front lines after DNA identification.”
Multiple Ukrainian news outlets confirm Malakhov's death on December 29, 2023, near Avdiivka with DNA identification after being listed as MIA.
“His death was reported by director Volodymyr Tykhyi and the National Union of Filmmakers of Ukraine.”
The New Voice of Ukraine reports Volodymyr Tykhyy announced the death on Facebook on April 18, 2026.
“Malakhov was killed on December 29, 2023, during fighting near Avdiivka, Donetsk region.”
All four Ukrainian news sources confirm the December 29, 2023 date and Avdiivka/Stepove location in Donetsk.
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