In the Ivano-Frankivsk community, respects were paid to the memory of servicemen who died in different years of the war with Russia and are linked to November by the dates of their death or birth. The veterans’ policy department of the Ivano-Frankivsk community published a list and brief information about each of them, calling on residents to pray and remember.
Among those who fell in November is Andriy Bilyk (08.06.1984 – 22.11.2015), an ATO participant, a soldier of the 130th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion. He was born in Lviv, lived in the village of Dubrovitsa, and died on 22 November 2015 near the village of Malynove in Luhansk region after triggering an explosive device. He is buried in the cemetery in Dubrovitsa.
They also honoured Vasyl Krasutskyi (26.01.1977 – 27.11.2022), a soldier of the 110th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after General-Chorąży Marko Bezruchko, who lived with his family in the village of Vereshchytsia. On 27 November 2022 he was killed by a strike from an enemy drone while carrying out a combat mission in Donetsk region. He is buried in his native Vereshchytsia.
Vasyl Lozynskyi (13.01.1981 – 06.11.2024), a senior rifleman of an airborne assault battalion of military unit A2582 and a resident of the village of Zadebri, is mentioned separately. He was killed on 6 November 2024 in the area of the settlement of Novoivanivka in Kursk region and is buried in the village of Yasnyska.
The list includes Yevhen Pyliushchak (04.02.1991 – 24.11.2025), a native of the village of Birky. In 2024 he took up arms to defend Ukraine as part of the Special Purpose Police Department “United Assault Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine ‘Liut’”. He died on 24 November 2025 and is buried in Lviv.
Volodymyr Zharko (16.10.1983 – 12.11.2025), a serviceman of military unit A3719 and a resident of the village of Malchytsi, is also remembered. From the first days of the full-scale invasion he served in Ukraine’s defence forces. He died at home as a result of illness and is buried in Malchytsi.
Among the fallen is Andriy Firtsovych (23.01.1973 – 21.11.2024), a resident of the urban-type settlement of Ivano-Frankove and a serviceman of the 117th Separate Heavy Mechanised Brigade. For more than a year and seven months he was considered missing in action. DNA analysis confirmed that Andriy was killed on 21 November 2024 while carrying out a combat mission near the settlement of Pustynka in Pokrovsk district of Donetsk region. He is buried in his home settlement.
The community also remembers the soldiers who would have been celebrating their birthdays in November but gave their lives for Ukraine. Among them is Dmytro Mashivskyi (10.11.1990 – 23.03.2022), a soldier of the 103rd Separate Territorial Defence Brigade and a resident of the village of Kozhychi. In March 2022 he voluntarily joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine and died on 23 March 2022 from a fatal wound sustained in battle in Kharkiv region. He is buried in Kozhychi.
The list includes Roman Kachmar (24.11.1983 – 23.03.2022), a soldier of the 24th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after King Danylo and a resident of the village of Lelekhivka. Together with his comrades-in-arms he held the line in the town of Popasna. On 23 March 2022, while trying to save a wounded comrade, Roman was killed by a strike from a phosphorus munition. He is buried in Lelekhivka.
Among the fallen defenders connected with November is Andriy Kostelnyi (24.11.1986 – 06.07.2024), callsign “Hrizli” (Grizzly), the senior sergeant of the 1st Special Purpose Company of military unit A4002. He was born and raised in the urban-type settlement of Ivano-Frankove, took part in the ATO from 2015, and was the commander of a company of the 2nd International Legion. He was killed on 6 July 2024 in battle near the settlement of Dibrova in Luhansk region. He is buried in Ivano-Frankove.
Stepan Maryanovych Makukh (15.11.1964 – 05.01.2023), a grenadier and senior soldier of the 125th Separate Territorial Defence Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, is also remembered. He died in a hospital in Dnipro as a result of a heart attack. In accordance with his will, he was buried in the village of Yasnyska next to his mother.
The list includes Mykhailo Haida (18.11.1965 – 29.05.2022), a senior sergeant, commander of a grenade launcher section of the fire support company of a motorised infantry battalion of military unit A0998, and a resident of the urban-type settlement of Ivano-Frankove. He was killed while repelling an enemy offensive and a massive artillery barrage near the settlement of Katerynivka–Komyshuvakha in Luhansk region. It was not possible to evacuate the soldier’s body from the battlefield, and later the territory was occupied, so his family were unable to bury him with due honours.
Among the fallen is Dmytro Ilchyshyn (07.11.1989 – 24.09.2023), an anti-aircraft gunner of the 60th Separate Mechanised Inhulets Brigade and a native of the urban-type settlement of Ivano-Frankove. He was killed on 24 September 2023 in Donetsk region while defending Chasiv Yar. He is buried in his home settlement.
The community remembers Dmytro Mohilnytskyi (08.11.1990 – 04.08.2024), a soldier of the mortar section of the mortar platoon of the mortar battery of military unit A4574. He was born and lived in the urban-type settlement of Ivano-Frankove. On 17 July 2024 he was wounded during fighting near the village of Kostiantynivka in Pokrovsk district of Donetsk region and died on 4 August while being treated in a military hospital in Kyiv. He is buried in Ivano-Frankove.
The list includes Andriy Petsold (23.11.1983 – 08.07.2024), a resident of the village of Velykopole and commander of a rifle section of military unit A1376. In July 2024, while carrying out a combat mission near the settlement of Urozhayne in Volnovakha district of Donetsk region, he went missing in action. On 27 February 2025, after an identification procedure, his death was officially confirmed. He was buried with military honours in his native Velykopole.
Oleksii Koryak (21.11.1974 – 14.02.2023), a sergeant and native of the town of Hirnyk in Donetsk region, was also honoured. He was killed on 14 February 2023 in battle near Vodiane in Donetsk region and for a long time was considered missing in action. During an exchange of the bodies of the fallen, his remains were returned to his family. Due to the occupation of his home town, the burial took place in the urban-type settlement of Ivano-Frankove, which had become his second home.
Among the soldiers remembered is Mykhailo Mykychak (03.11.1972 – 16.12.2025), a resident of the urban-type settlement of Ivano-Frankove. On the second day of the full-scale invasion he voluntarily took up arms to defend Ukraine and served as a driver in the ammunition supply section of the logistics platoon of the 2nd Mechanised Battalion of military unit A3719. He was killed by a strike from an enemy FPV drone near the settlement of Shchurove in Donetsk region. He is buried in Ivano-Frankove.
The community stresses that they remember every fallen defender, bow their heads in respect and pray for their souls. The names of these soldiers will forever remain in people’s memory and in the history of Ukraine.