15 Facts About Ruslana Pysanka

Ruslana Ihorivna Pysanka was a Ukrainian actress and cinematographer.

Ruslana Pysanka hosted several television shows, and appeared in international films.

Ruslana Pysanka was born in Kyiv on 17 November 1965, the daughter of the Soviet cinematographer Ihor Pysanko.

Ruslana Pysanka studied directing in the Kyiv State Institute of Culture, where she graduated as a television director.

Ruslana Pysanka was TV anchor on different national channels, including programs such as Dancing with Stars from 2006.

Ruslana Pysanka then became lead presenter of the weather forecast alongside Oleksii Divieiev-Tserkovnyi on the Inter channel, which made her famous.

Ruslana Pysanka started acting as a side career but quickly gained popularity because of her distinct look, receiving roles in several well-known films in Ukraine, the Netherlands, Poland and Russia.

Ruslana Pysanka filmed with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, such as TV productions Die drei Musketiere and Rzhevsky versus Napoleon.

Ruslana Pysanka received the Dovzhenko State Prize of Ukraine for her role in the film Moskal-Charivnyk, and was awarded the Order of St Volodymyr.

Ruslana Pysanka was married to Ihor Isakov, a businessman, from 2012.

Ruslana Pysanka's departure interrupted the filming of Nataliia Vorozhbyt's Demons, which had been scheduled for release in 2022.

Ruslana Pysanka landed in Kaiserslautern and was accommodated in a hostel by the Red Cross.

Ruslana Pysanka's husband remained in Ukraine and took care of her mother who was ill and then died.

In Germany, Ruslana Pysanka was diagnosed with what was initially quoted as a "serious illness" and later revealed to be cancer.

Ruslana Pysanka died in Kaiserslautern on 19 July 2022, at age 56.