On Tuesday, 3 November, a city farewell ceremony will be held in Lviv for servicemen Dmytro Skryhin and Rostyslav Rybiy, who were killed defending Ukraine from the Russian occupiers. The city authorities call on Lviv residents and visitors to join the farewell and to refrain at this time from entertainment events and celebrations.
The funeral service will begin at 11:00 at the Garrison Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. At approximately 11:30, a citywide farewell ceremony will be held on Rynok Square. The burial will take place at Lychakiv Cemetery, in the field of honourable burials No. 87 on Pasichna Street.
Rostyslav Rybiy (03.08.1992 — 27.10.2026) was a native of Lviv. He studied at Secondary Comprehensive School No. 92 in Lviv, and received his higher education at the Ukrainian Academy of Printing, specialising in Management. He worked in the private sector in the field of economics.
According to his family, Rostyslav was outgoing, kind and sociable, always ready to help. He loved animals and was interested in music, especially rap; he wrote songs himself. He did sports: basketball, athletics and swimming.
In 2023 he joined the ranks of Ukraine’s defenders, safeguarding the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the state in the Donetsk sector as part of the 24th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after King Danylo of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was awarded the Presidential decoration of Ukraine — the medal “For the Defence of Ukraine”, the decoration “For Loyalty to the Oath” and the badge “War Veteran”. Rostyslav Rybiy is survived by his parents, two grandmothers, godparents, friends and family.
Dmytro Skryhin (28.03.1979 — 29.10.2026) was born in the city of Sumy. He studied at the municipal institution “Sumy Lyceum No. 7 named after Maksym Savchenko” and at the municipal institution “Sumy Specialised School I–III degrees No. 1 named after V. Strelchenko”. He later graduated from the Ukrainian State Flight Academy with a specialisation in Air Traffic Services, obtaining the educational and qualification level of specialist.
After completing his studies, he worked as an air traffic controller at the district control centre of the State Air Traffic Services Enterprise of Ukraine, and later continued his career as an air traffic controller in Lviv.
His family remember Dmytro as a hardworking and determined person for whom family was of particular importance. He built and fitted out his house with his own hands, and was passionate about construction work, improving his home and creating a cosy domestic environment.
In 2023 Dmytro took up arms to defend Ukraine from the Russian invasion. He served in a combat unit in the Dnipropetrovsk sector, defending the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the state. He was awarded the medals “For Military Service to Ukraine” and “For the Defence of Ukraine”. Dmytro Skryhin is survived by his wife, two daughters, parents, brother and family.