Another heartbreaking loss has shaken the Sokal community—43-year-old Ivan Vasylovych Mykytiuk, a mortar platoon senior gunner and resident of the village of Potorytsia, has died in combat.
Since February 21, 2023, Ivan had been serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On September 14, 2025, he was killed in action while defending Ukrainian positions near the village of Horikhove in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk region.
In his honor, the Sokal City Council of Lviv Region declared September 23, 2025, a Day of Mourning across the Sokal territorial community. The official decree No. 175/02-10 was signed by Mayor Ihor Sydor.
The mourning day will include:
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Lowering of the State Flag of Ukraine with a black ribbon on government, business, and institutional buildings;
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A ban on entertainment events and the playing of music in markets, restaurants, shops, and public transport;
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Publication of the decree on the city council’s official website.
The farewell ceremony for the Hero will take place at 2:00 PM on September 23 near the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Sokal. The body will then be taken to his hometown of Potorytsia, where a memorial service and burial will be held at the local cemetery.
The Sokal City Council and the entire community express their deepest condolences to his mother Valentyna, son Rostyslav, brother Mykhailo, and all the grieving relatives.
Eternal glory and memory to the Hero of Ukraine.