Viktor Onysko
Viktor Onysko | |
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Onysko in 2021 | |
| Born | 17 December 1982 |
| Died | 30 December 2022 (aged 40) near Soledar, Ukraine |
| Alma mater | Kyiv Polytechnic Institute |
| Occupation | Film editor |
| Spouse | Olga Birzul |
| Children | 1 |
Viktor Petrovych Onysko (Ukrainian: Віктор Петрович Онисько, 17 December 1982 – 30 December 2022) was a Ukrainian film editor and a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, participating in the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Biography
Onysko was a Ukrainian film editor.[1] He worked on more than 20 films and series. These include Battle for Sevastopol (2015), The Fall of Lenin (2017), Cherkasy (2019), Cold Blood (2019) and The Rising Hawk (2019).[2]
He participated in the Orange Revolution and Euromaidan.[3]
On 4 March, Onysko came to the military commissariat with a packed bag for enlistment.[4] In the war he received the code name "Tarantino".[5] He participated in military operations on the territory of Kherson Oblast and the Donbas[6] as a member of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade. Junior lieutenant Onysko died on 30 December 2022 while performing a combat mission,[7] near Soledar.[8] On 5 December 2022, he was buried at the Baikove Cemetery in Kyiv.[9] He left his wife, Olga, and a daughter, Zakhariya.[10]
In August 2023, he was posthumously awarded the Order of Merit Third Class by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, for his contributions to Ukrainian cinema. The award was refused by his wife because she felt it was disrespectful that filmmakers who stayed in the rear were on the same list as those fighting to defend the country. Additionally, she said that the list of awardees only included those loyal to the Ukrainian State Film Agency.[11]
An episode of Ostannioi ziomky (Ukrainian: Останньої зйомки), a documentary series about creative professionals killed during the Russo-Ukrainian War, was dedicated to his life.[12]
Filmography
Source:[13]
Films
- Presumption of guilt (2007)
- Year of the goldfish (2007)
- Off-world (2007)
- Carassi (2008)
- Indestructible (2015)
- The Stronghold (2017)
- The Fall of Lenin (2017)
- Cold Blood (2018)
- Polina and the mystery of a film studio (2019)
- Given (2019)
- Olha's Italian Diary (2019)
- The Rising Hawk (2019)
- Cherkasy (2019)
- Viddana (2020)
- Roses. Film Cabaret (2021)
Series
- Dead. Alive. Dangerous (2006)
- Investigator Saveliev's Cordon (2012)
- Butterflies (2013)
- Goodbye, boys (2014)
- Coffee with Cardamom (2021)
References
- ^ "Представлен оригинальный саундтрек синематика игры Warpath от Postmodern Digital и Lilith Games" (in Russian). film.ua. 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Viktor Onysko – director died in the war — UNIAN". au.topnews.media. 2 January 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023.
- ^ Khalilova, Dinara (25 October 2023). "These Ukrainian artists, writers were killed by Russia's war". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "Киношный экипаж тральщика "Черкассы" теперь защищает страну в реальной жизни: красноречивые фото" (in Russian). kino.24tv.ua. 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Минута молчания: почтим Виктора Онисько, погибшего в бою на востоке" (in Russian). freeradio.com.ua. 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Ukrainian film editor Viktor Onysko dies fighting Russia". Polskie Radio. 4 January 2023.
- ^ Voitovych, Olga (2 January 2023). "Muere en el frente de batalla el editor de cine ucraniano Viktor Onysko". CNN (in Spanish).
- ^ "Viktor Onysko". Ukrainian Institute. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ Ropan, Sofiia (5 January 2023). "Загинув, захищаючи Україну: у Києві попрощалися з відомим режисером Віктором Ониськом". 24 Kanal (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "Не стало украинского режиссера Виктора Онисько, защищавшего страну на передовой" (in Russian). boom.ms. 4 January 2023.
- ^ Yankovlenko, Kateryna (12 September 2023). "Дружина Віктора Ониська відмовиться від ордену президента — коментар". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "Журналістів і кінематографістів вшановує титулований фільм «Остання зйомка»". Ukrainskyi Pohliad (in Ukrainian). 16 September 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ Zhernovska, Liudmyla (2 January 2023). "На війні загинув український режисер монтажу Віктор Онисько". Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 August 2025.