A cortege bearing the body of fallen defender of Ukraine Andriy Sorokovyi will arrive in his native village of Ivanyky in Yavoriv district. Residents are urged to give the soldier a dignified welcome and accompany him on his final journey.
The prayer gathering will take place on Monday, 26 October. At 13:00 the cortege with the defender’s body will be met in Novoyavorivsk opposite the town council building, and at 14:00 in the village of Ivanyky. For those wishing to attend from Novoyavorivsk, a ‘Shkolyaryk’ bus will be organised to the village and back.
The funeral service will be held in the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Ivanyky, starting at 14:30. The burial will take place at the local cemetery.
Andriy Yevhenovych Sorokovyi was born on 16 December 1977 in the village of Ivanyky, Yavoriv district, Lviv region. From his school years he lived in the town of Novoyavorivsk, where he first studied at secondary school No. 2 and later at school No. 3, which he finished in 1993.
After leaving school, he entered the Y. P. Stanko Vocational Art College in the urban-type settlement of Ivano-Frankove, where he trained as a joiner specialising in the production of artistic furniture. He completed his studies in 1996.
Having gained his profession, Andriy worked for many years in the TSM ‘Ilechko’ creative carpentry workshop in the village of Sokilnyky. There he produced bespoke wooden items to order and was known for his dedication, sense of responsibility and the high quality of his work.
On 21 May 2024, Andriy Sorokovyi was called up for military service. He first served for a long period in the Donetsk sector and was later redeployed to the Kharkiv sector, where he continued to carry out combat missions in defence of Ukraine.
On 3 November 2025, while on a combat mission, the serviceman went missing. In October 2026, his identity was established through DNA analysis, after which the competent authorities officially recognised Andriy Sorokovyi as deceased.
The fallen defender is survived by his father Yevhen, his sister Oksana with her family, and a large extended family. The community extends its sincere condolences to the relatives of the fallen soldier and bows its head in his memory.