Film director Prytula died in the war.

Film director Stanislav Prytula died defending Ukraine

On January 22, film director Stanislav Prytula, who defended Ukraine's interests, died. His wife, Larysa Tytarenko, announced this on Facebook.

Prytula was a well-known filmmaker and former head of the state regulation and implementation of film projects at the State Film Agency. He was 40 years old.

I brought you pain. Stas has died. Forgive me – those who knew and loved him. Every day of this war – in 2014 and over the last endless years – I pulled my heart from my chest and squeezed it in my hands, saying: 'Hold on. We will endure. He will survive. Everything will be fine.' Now I have ashes in my hands and a terrible emptiness inside. There is no karma, no gods, and no justice. There is only the choice of each of us, simple decisions of ordinary people that govern this world... Goodbye, my love. I await you in the future. There we will be happy again.

Stanislav Prytula was born on April 30, 1984, in Kyiv. He graduated from school No. 149 and the Kyiv National Linguistic University. He worked at the State Film Agency and later became the head of the film department at FAMILY Production.

Prior to his death, contact with him had been lost for several days.

Earlier, it was also reported about the death of Oleg Kuzenko, a deputy of the Lviv Regional Council of the VI convocation from the Freedom Party, a fighter of the Legion of Freedom. He had been considered missing since March 2022, and his death was confirmed at the beginning of 2025. Russia returned his remains during the exchange of the bodies of the deceased.