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.
On this day, the Lviv region remembers five servicemen who gave their lives at the front.
Yurii Zelinskyi was a senior gunner of the grenade launcher platoon of the mechanised battalion of military unit A7028. For some time, he was considered missing in action. The serviceman was killed on 21 August 2024 in the city of Toretsk, Donetsk region. He was 40 years old.
Volodymyr Len lived in the village of Potelych in the Rava-Ruska community. He too was considered missing in action for a time. He was killed on 4 June 2026 near the settlement of Vyshneve in Synelnykove district of Dnipropetrovsk region at the age of 43.
Vladyslav Shpyrka, originally from Kherson region, lived in the village of Krekhiv in the Zhovkva community. He joined the defence of Ukraine in 2021 and served as an unmanned aerial vehicle operator. The serviceman was killed in Pokrovsk district of Donetsk region when he was 24 years old.
Oleh Pelyshko was a Lviv resident. He joined the army in 2023 and served in the 46th Separate Airmobile Podilska Brigade of the Air Assault Forces. He was killed on 8 November 2023 at the age of 31.
Vladyslav Kandieiev, also from Lviv, joined the defence of Ukraine in 2026. He served in the 24th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after King Danylo of the Ground Forces. The serviceman was killed on 17 October 2026, at the age of 48.
Eternal and blessed memory to all the fallen defenders of Ukraine.