On Sunday, 20 October, a city farewell ceremony will be held in Lviv for three servicemen — Yurii Skakun, Adrian Lishchynskyi and Volodymyr Ulashyn, who were killed defending Ukraine from the Russian occupiers. The city authorities are asking Lviv residents and visitors to join in honouring the memory of the defenders and to refrain from entertainment activities at this time.
The funeral service will begin at 11:00 at the Garrison Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. At around 11:30 a citywide farewell ceremony is planned on Rynok Square. Afterwards, Adrian Lishchynskyi and Volodymyr Ulashyn will be buried at Holosko Cemetery, in section 34-V, and Yurii Skakun at Yaniv Cemetery, in section No. 66.
Volodymyr Ulashyn (02.10.1967 — 04.10.2024) was a native of Lviv. He studied at Secondary Comprehensive School I–III degrees No. 48 in Lviv, and later graduated from the National University “Lviv Polytechnic” with a degree in Construction and Civil Engineering. He completed compulsory military service. He worked in the construction sector for private companies.
His family remember Volodymyr as a kind, sincere, very sensitive and hard-working person with a positive outlook on life and a good sense of humour. He loved his family dearly, valued people and was always ready to help. From childhood he was passionate about music: he studied the trumpet at music school and later played in the university symphony orchestra. He took part in the construction of many landmark projects in Ukraine, was interested in cars and enjoyed making and fixing things.
In 2024 Volodymyr joined the ranks of Ukraine’s defenders. He served in the Donetsk sector with the 5th Separate Heavy Mechanised Brigade of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, where he defended the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the state. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, his mother and other relatives.
Adrian Lishchynskyi (07.12.1980 — 28.09.2026) was also born in Lviv. He studied at Lviv State Municipal Secondary Comprehensive School No. 3 and later continued his education at the Roman Catholic Seminary in Warsaw. He worked as a loader for private companies.
According to his loved ones, Adrian was very kind, sincere and calm, always ready to support others. He loved animals, especially dogs, and was interested in Ukrainian music. In 2026 he took up arms to defend Ukraine from the Russian invasion. He served in the Donetsk and Southern Slobozhanskyi sectors with the 125th Separate Heavy Mechanised Brigade of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After his death, his mother, sister and family were left bereaved.
Yurii Skakun (03.03.1972 — 13.10.2026) was from Lviv. He graduated from Secondary Comprehensive School No. 1 in Lviv and then qualified as a technician-technologist at the separate structural subdivision “Professional College of Information Technologies of the National University “Lviv Polytechnic” (formerly Lviv Technical College of Radio Equipment). He worked as an electrical engineering laboratory assistant at the state non-commercial association “Lviv National Medical University named after King Danylo”.
His relatives say that Yurii was kind, sincere, hard-working and calm, knew how to enjoy life and lift people’s spirits. He was interested in medicine and did sport, in particular judo. In 2024 he joined the ranks of Ukraine’s defenders. He served in the Southern Slobozhanskyi sector with the 113th Separate Territorial Defence Brigade of the Territorial Defence Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, where he carried out tasks to protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the state. He is survived by his father, brother, nephews and other relatives.