People say goodbye to showman Serhii Syvokho in Kyiv. Photo and video

The farewell to Ukrainian actor, presenter and former advisor to the National Security and Defense Council Secretary Serhii Syvokho is taking place today, November 3, in Kyiv at the Zhovtnevy Palace. The ceremony began at 11:00.

The artist died in Germany on October 17, but it was decided to bury him in his homeland. The body of the celebrity was cremated, and the urn was brought to Ukraine. OBOZ.UA is covering the funeral in text format at the scene (to see photos and videos, scroll to the bottom of the page).

"Farewell to Serhii Syvokho has begun in Kyiv",

Colleagues of the late actor approach the scene. Stanislav Boklan, Volodymyr Dantes, Serhiy Shefir and Ruslan Khanumak are among the guests.

Grieving relatives are waiting for the ceremony to begin. Live music can be heard in the hall, and photos of Syvokho with his family and friends are shown on the screen. "Zhovtnevyi Palats is decorated with a red carpet and wreaths of white flowers. There are up to 20 chairs around the podium.

Tetyana Syvokho, the wife of Serhiy Syvokho, tearfully told us that her late husband had been helping Ukrainian hospitals and doctors who were saving the military until his last breath. She emphasized that the artist loved Ukraine and sincerely believed in the liberation of his small homeland, Donbas, from Russian invaders.

"Syvokho's wife spoke about the actor's political position and his assistance to Ukraine", "Syvokho's wife spoke about the actor's political position and his assistance to Ukraine",

"Kvartal 95" stars came to support Syvokho's family and friends Yevhen Koshevoy and Yuriy "Yuzik" Koryavchenkov.

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As a reminder, on October 17, Russian media spread fake news that the Ukrainian had died in the territory of the temporarily occupied Ukrainian Donetsk. OBOZ.UA managed to find out that the artist was being treated in Germany, but his body could not withstand the chronic lung disease.

His friends and colleagues told us about his illness, conversations a week before his death, and his difficult personality. Russian comedian and opposition TV presenter Tatyana Lazareva recalled how Sivokho celebrated his recent birthday at her home. The showman came to visit his colleague without his wife and son.

See how the comedian looked like a few months before his death here.

OBOZ.UA also wrote in detail about where Serhiy Syvokho disappeared to and why he almost never led a public life after February 24, 2022.

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