Mykhailo Nechay

On the morning of 15 July 2011, Nechay was killed in his house. According to witnesses, the suspected murderer had been trying for two days to get an appointment with molfar. As soon as he got an opportunity to be alone with Nechay, he killed him. On his way out, the murderer told the people outside who were waiting in queue to meet Nechay that he did not wish to be disturbed for a while.

Police investigations later revealed that the suspect was from the village Verkhniy Yaseniv. On the evening of 15 July 2011, a police officer from the Ivano-Frankivsk police department arrested the suspect in a wooded area near the village Bukovca. More than one hundred law enforcement officers were involved in the search operation. The suspect was a 33-year-old man who appeared to have a mental illness and had previously been convicted of killing a woman. After his release, he was treated for schizophrenia.

In March 2010, Nechay was given the title of Honored Worker of Ukraine Culture for his service of forty years, as the head of the drymbas amateur band "Strings Cheremosha."

According to several stories, on 25 February 2010 at the day of the inauguration of Viktor Yanukovych, molfar Nechay predicted the day of Viktor's death:

In 2007 and 2009, the studio "Character" created two films about Nechay «Мудрість карпатського мольфара».

He became recognizable in Ukraine after 1989 when he became the first Chernivtsi molfar to be officially invited to the festival "Chervona Ruta" to ensure pleasant weather for the event.

Mykhaylo Nechay (24 February 1930 - 15 August 2011) was a molfar (which Nechay described as meaning oracle, white witch or shaman) during the late 20th century and early 21st century.

Mykhailo Nechay was born into a working-class family in 1930. He graduated from the regimental school in Uman. He served two years in the Soviet army in Armenia and Georgia. He lived in Verkhniy Yaseniv, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.