About this on his page on Facebook wrote theater critic Oleg Vergelis.

“I was in the hospital, but I wanted to go on stage and play Firs again ... Nikolai Rushkovsky (1925 - 2018). A bright memory, ”said Vergelis.

According to UNIAN, during the performance on November 25, the actor fell and injured his hip.

According to the agency, Rushkovsky was unable to undergo the operation, as a result of which he died in hospital.

On November 10, the honored artist of Ukraine, an actress of theater, cinema, and television, Yulia Volchkova, died in hospital.