July 1, 2025 marks the 13th anniversary of the death of Konstantin Stepankov, an actor, director, and son of People's Artist of Ukraine Ada Rogovtseva. In memory of him, the actress shared a touching archival photo on Instagram. In the black-and-white photo, Stepankov is tenderly hugging his mother by the shoulders.
“July 1, 2012 is the day my son died,” Rogovtseva succinctly captioned the photo.
Under the post, users left dozens of words of support, condolences, and warm memories. "Sincere condolences," "Bright memory," "A mother's heart will never heal," they wrote in the comments.
Konstantin Stepankov died of cancer at the age of 50. He was buried in the village of Zherebyatyn in the Kyiv region. For Ada Rogovtseva, this loss was the greatest pain in her life, which she repeatedly mentioned in her interviews and books.
