A Ukrainian baritone who performed in French opera productions for nearly two decades before joining a volunteer battalion in warring eastern Ukraine has been killed in the fighting. Ukrainian news reports cited the nationalist group Pravy Sektor as saying Vasyl Slipak was killed on June 29 by a sniper.
Associated Press: Operatic baritone killed in Ukraine fighting
Ukrainian opera singer Vasyl Slipak, was killed in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
