Kateryna Kuhar, a primer-balerin of the National Opera of Ukraine, reported the death of the artist on her Instagram page. The artist said that her colleague served in the Armed Forces. “The heart refuses to believe it. Today the enemy took away the life of Alexander Shapoval. Honored Artist of Ukraine, teacher of duet dance KSBC. He was an outstanding artist, each of our party was filled with such a life. Because he is one of the few who lived in the stage. And now his dance has become eternal.