On Saturday, October 14, Lviv said goodbye to servicemen Yury Petriv and Vitaly Kazakov, who died at the hands of the occupiers while defending Ukraine.
The soldiers were buried at the Lychakiv cemetery.
Biographical references of defenders
Vitaly Kazakov (09.12.1988-05.10.2023) Born abroad.
Vitaly Kazakov (09.12.1988-05.10.2023) Born abroad.
During his life, he lived in various settlements of Ukraine: in the village of Myropyllya and the cities of Kaniv and Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi of the Cherkasy region, in the capital and near Boryspil.
In peacetime, together with his friends, he actively engaged in volunteer activities, in particular, distributing food to the needy. He also helped in social service in prisons and spreading Christian values there.
With the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, he defended the state in the southern direction of the front as a sniper of the 80th separate airborne assault brigade of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to his brothers, he was an extremely skillful and diligent soldier.
Vitaly Kazakov grew up without parents. He has no relatives left.
Yurii Petriv (July 17, 1983-October 10, 2023) was born in Netishyn, Khmelnytskyi region.
Yurii Petriv (July 17, 1983-October 10, 2023) was born in Netishyn, Khmelnytskyi region.
He studied at the secondary comprehensive school of grades I-III No. 2 in the city of Netishyn. After finishing the 9th grade, he entered the Netishyn Vocational Lyceum. In the mid-2000s, he graduated from the former Lviv Institute of Economics and Tourism.
After completing his studies, he worked in the restaurant industry, and after moving to the capital, he was engaged in trade. During 2015-2016, he performed combat missions in the anti-terrorist operation area as part of the 39th separate motorized infantry battalion “Dnipro-2”.
After returning to civilian life, he continued to work in the commercial field. In his free time, he was fond of growing flowers, collecting stamps and coins.
With the beginning of a full-scale invasion, he joined the ranks of the 67th separate mechanized brigade of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to defend the Motherland from the invaders. Defended the state in the northern and eastern directions of the front.
Yuri Petriv is survived by his mother, wife, 8-year-old daughter and brother.