Tomorrow, January 21, Lviv will say goodbye to Dmytro Odnokoz, who died defending Ukraine from the Russian invaders. The City Hall calls on Lviv residents and guests to join the city’s farewell ceremony and to refrain from entertainment events and celebrations during this time.
The funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. in the Garrison Church of Sts. App. Peter and Paul, at 11:30 a city farewell ceremony will take place on Rynok Square. The Hero will be buried at the Lychakiv cemetery.
Route of the funeral procession: Garrison Church of St. App. Peter and Paul UGCC (Tetralna Street, 11) – sq. Cathedral – square Rynok (city farewell ceremony) – str. Ruska – st. Basement – st. Volodymyr Vinnichenko – square Soborna – st. Pekarska – str. Shimzeriv – st. Mechnikova – Lychakiv cemetery.
Biographical reference of the Hero
Dmytro Odnokoz (June 9, 1989-January 13, 2023). A native of Lviv.
Studied at Secondary Secondary School No. 32. After obtaining secondary education, he continued his studies at the Technical Vocational College of the National University “Lviv Polytechnic”, where he obtained the specialty of radio technician and designer of radio technical devices.
In peacetime, he worked as a specialist at Lviv Armored Plant and TsVG Ukraine Limited Liability Company.
In 2015, he performed combat missions in the area of the Anti-Terrorist Operation as part of the 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Kostya Gordienko of the Operational Command “South” of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In 2021, he signed a contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. With the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he defended the Motherland from the Russian invaders in the ranks of the 54th separate mechanized brigade named after Hetman Ivan Mazepa of the operational command “East” of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Dmytro Odonokoz is survived by his mother, fiancée, sister and niece.