On 1 November, two natives of the Drohobych community who defended Ukraine from the enemy at the cost of their own lives met. Two fallen Heroes – 31-year-old Vasyl Lahanyak from Drohobych and 33-year-old Ihor Debiak from Bronytsia – returned to their homeland for the last time.
Vasyl Lahaniak from Drohobych was the head of the radar station of the radar reconnaissance platoon of the radar reconnaissance battery of the artillery reconnaissance battalion, military unit A1108.
The defender died on 28 October 2024, while performing a combat mission to defend Ukraine from the enemy, as a result of an enemy rocket attack near the village of Rozdolne in Donetsk region, performing his duty with dignity and remaining faithful to his military oath until his last breath.
Ihor Debiak from Bronych was a rifleman, assistant grenade launcher of the airborne assault division of the airborne assault platoon, military unit A2582.
The defender was killed on 24 October 2024, while performing a combat mission to defend Ukraine from the enemy, near the village of Novoivanivka in the Kursk sector of the frontline.
The funeral convoys with the bodies of the fallen soldiers met today, 1 November, at the Crossroads of Heroes, where a short memorial service was held.
The coffin with the body of Vasyl Lahanyak was taken to Rynok Square, where a citywide farewell was held with the participation of community leaders, relatives and friends of the deceased. Accompanied by clergymen, a joint prayer was held on the square and the defender, who defended his country until his last breath, was honoured on his knees.
The funeral service began at the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Volodymyr Velykyi Street. Vasyl Lahanyak will be buried on the Walk of Fame.
The coffin with the body of Ihor Debiak was taken from Perekrestok Heroyev to Bronitsa, where a parastas will be held at 18:00 today in the deceased’s home.
The funeral rite will take place tomorrow at 12:00 in Bronytsia, and the defender will be buried in the cemetery in the village.
May the Heroes of Ukraine rest in peace!