Khlupianets was born in Donetsk on 4 June 1996, and he studied in the Ukrainian language class at school No. 91.[2] In the aftermath of the occupation of Donetsk by the separatist forces, his family moved to live with their relatives in the village of Staryi Dorohyn, Narodytskyi Raion of Zhytomyr Oblast. He was in the status of an immigrant person in the Narodytskyi settlement hromada from 16 June 2014.[4][5]
He graduated from the Kyiv Choreographic College. In 2015,[6] he joined the Kyiv National Academic Theater of Operetta as a ballet dancer. He was also engaged in sports, including football and chess, and participated in the sports life of the theatre. In 2017, he was recognised as the best scorer in the mini-football tournament among theatre teams in Kyiv.[7] He spent his a free-time from work studying hip-hop.[2]
Khlupianets died from a sniper's bullet near Bakhmut on 15 November 2022, initially, he was reported as dead on 13 November, but it was later clarified.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
The farewell ceremony took place on 24 November on the premises of the Kyiv National Academic Theatre of Operetta, on the day of the premiere of the performance The ball, which was directed by Matteo Spiazzi from Italy, a role in which Vadym rehearsed but did not play (the first premiere performance of the collective dedicated the theatre to Vadym) Among those present at the ceremony were relatives of the deceased, colleagues and military personnel, and caring citizens.[17]
His remains were buried in the village of Staryi Dorohyn of Zhytomyr Oblast.
Arts
Theatre's roles
As a ballet dancer of the Kyiv National Academic Theatre of Operetta, he was involved in productions of:
After two hares
Carmen
Such Jewish happiness by Ihor Poklad, directed by Serhiy Smiian
2018 - Fiddler on the Roof to the music of J. Bock, directed by Bohdan Strutynskyi
2018 - Moskalytsa by Maria Matios, directed by Vlada Belozorenko