KUALA LUMPUR: Ukrainian actor Pasha Lee was killed during recent brutal attacks by the Russian forces in the occupied city of Irpin.
According to Daily Mail yesterday, the 33-year-old actor posted a photo of himself in military gear on his Instagram, with the caption that read: "Let's unite."
He also took to Instagram to share resources in helping Ukrainian refugees across the world.
His last photo, tagged in Irpin three days ago, was captioned: "For the last 48 hours, there is an opportunity to sit down and take a picture of how we are being bombed, and we are smiling, because we will manage."
Sergiy Tomilenko, Chairman at the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, shared a tribute to the late actor on his Facebook page.
It read: "(Pasha Lee) went to fight for Ukraine from the first days of the war and died in Irpin, where there are still fierce battles with Russian occupants.
"The National Union of Journalists of Ukraine expresses its sincere condolences to (Pasha's) family and friends."
Lee, who was born in Crimea, was also well-known as local TV presenter and he was also a voice talent for the dubbing work in Lion King and the Hobbit.