Halyna Hutchins' Family Trapped In Ukraine
perezhilton.comMonths after the tragic loss of Halyna Hutchins, the family is staring another tragedy in the face. The cinematographer, who was accidentally shot by a live round by Alec Baldwin on the set of the western film Rust, was a first generation immigrant.
She was born 1979 in Horodets, Zhytomyr Oblast, in the former Soviet Union — which is now part of, you guessed it, Ukraine. She actually went to college in Kyiv before traveling across Europe working on British documentaries before finally attending film school in the US.
Despite living here for her career, she retained citizen ship in Ukraine. And unfortunately her family is still there, trapped in fact, as Vladimir Putin continues his murderous attacks on the country. Related: Ukrainian-Born Mila Kunis Talks Invasion: ‘My Heart Just Got Ripped Out’ On Friday Halyna’s husband, Matthew Hutchins, revealed the sad news to TMZ, explaining that Halyna’s mother Olga Androsovych is a nurse in Kyiv, the same job she’s had for over a decade.
She and Halyna’s father Anatoly are stuck because the so-called “safe passage” corridors in the Russian invasion are being bombed.
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