In Ukraine, a nationwide minute of silence is observed every day at 9:00. At this time, citizens are urged to stop, wherever they may be, and honour the memory of all those who have died for Ukraine as a result of Russian aggression.
The Lviv region has reported the deaths of three servicemen who gave their lives defending the state.
Viktor Turytsia was a native of Lviv. He joined the defence of Ukraine in 2023. He served in the 3rd Operational Brigade named after Colonel Petro Bolbochan “Spartan” of the National Guard of Ukraine. The serviceman was killed on 24 November 2023, at the age of 43.
Mykola Koghaikevych was born in Rivne region and later moved with his family to the settlement of Ivano-Frankove in Yavoriv district. He served with the rank of private and was a gunner in the 3rd assault squad of the 3rd assault platoon of the 7th assault company of the 3rd assault battalion of military unit A0501, part of the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade named after Koshovyi Otaman Ivan Sirko. The defender was killed near the village of Charivne in Zaporizhzhia region.
Ruslan Koriaha was born in Stryi. He served as a private in a rifle company responsible for the protection and defence of critical state facilities of the National Guard of Ukraine. For more than a year, he was considered missing. It has been established that he was killed on 12 July 2025 while carrying out a combat mission near the village of Novoekonomichne in Donetsk region. He was 42 years old at the time of his death.
Eternal memory to all the fallen defenders of Ukraine.