On Wednesday, 4 November, Lviv will hold a farewell ceremony for three servicemen who died defending Ukraine from the Russian occupiers. The city will pay its respects to Oleksandr Kukhlevskyi, Valentyn Maksymets and Anatolii Humennyi. Lviv City Hall calls on residents and visitors to join the ceremony and to refrain from entertainment during this time.
The funeral service will begin at 11:00 at the Garrison Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. At approximately 11:40, a citywide farewell ceremony will be held on Rynok Square.
After the ceremony, Oleksandr Kukhlevskyi will be buried at Lychakiv Cemetery, in the Field of Honourable Burials No. 87 (Pasichna Street). Valentyn Maksymets will be laid to rest at Holosko Cemetery, in Field No. 34-V, and Anatolii Humennyi at Holosko Cemetery, in Field No. 36-A.
Oleksandr Kukhlevskyi (31.03.1989 — 12.05.2024) was a native of Lviv. He studied at Secondary School No. 23 in Lviv and at the private Lyceum “Vidrodzhennia”. He completed compulsory military service and worked as an expediter at PJSC “Concern Khlibprom”. According to his family, he was sociable, cheerful and responsible, keen on sport, particularly football and breakdancing, loved computer games and was interested in technology. With the start of the full-scale invasion, he joined the defence forces and fought in the South Slobozhanskyi sector as part of the 4th Separate Heavy Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. He is survived by his mother, wife, brother, grandmother and other relatives.
Valentyn Maksymets (12.08.1997 — 28.10.2026) was also from Lviv. He graduated from Secondary School No. 54, studied at the Lviv Higher Vocational School of Computer Technologies and Construction, as well as at the Lviv branch of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. He worked as a driver and provided private passenger transport services. His family remember him as a kind, sincere, determined and responsible person who was professionally involved in airsoft, and who enjoyed rock climbing and active leisure. In 2026 he took up arms to defend Ukraine, fighting in the North Slobozhanskyi and Dnipropetrovsk sectors as part of the 80th Separate Air Assault Galician Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces. Valentyn Maksymets is survived by his parents, wife and family.
Anatolii Humennyi (08.07.1966 — 01.11.2026) was a Lviv resident who devoted more than 23 years to military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He studied at Secondary School No. 4 with advanced English, and later at the Riga Higher Military Aviation Engineering School. He took part in a UN peacekeeping mission in Angola. His family describe him as a sincere, kind, sociable and optimistic person, responsible and caring, devoted to his beliefs and patriotic values. He enjoyed fishing, spending time in nature and mushroom picking.
He was a participant in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO), and with the start of the full-scale invasion he continued his service, defending Ukraine in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and South Slobozhanskyi sectors. He served in the International Legion of Defence of Ukraine of the Ukrainian Ground Forces and in the 703rd Separate Support Brigade of the Ukrainian Engineer Troops. Anatolii Humennyi is survived by his wife, son, daughter and other relatives.