On June 29, Lviv bids farewell to Hero Taras Veremey, who died in the fight against Russian invaders. The funeral will take place in the Garrison Church of Sts. app. Peter and Paul, will bury a soldier in Lychakiv cemetery. City Hall urges to join the farewell ceremony and refrain from entertaining events and celebrations at this time.
The funeral service will begin at 11:00 in the Garrison Church, at 11:30 – a city farewell ceremony will take place on Rynok Square. Afterwards, the funeral procession will go to Lychakiv Cemetery.
The route of the funeral procession: Garrison Church of Sts. app. Peter and Paul UGCC (11 Teatralna Street) – Sq. Cathedral – Sq. Market (city farewell ceremony) – st. Ruska – street Basement – street Vladimir Vinnichenko – Sq. Soborna – street Pekarska – street Shimzeriv – street Mechnikova – Lychakiv cemetery.
Blue and yellow flags with a mourning ribbon will be hung on the buildings along the route of the column.
Biographical information of the Hero
Taras Veremey (29.09.1991-24.06.2022). Lviv resident. He studied at the Lyceum №75 named after Lesya Ukrainka of the Lviv City Council. He later received a vocational education. In peacetime he worked in the security structures of shopping centers in Lviv.
Since the beginning of Russia’s aggression – since 2014, he defended Ukraine in the anti-terrorist operation zone. After a full-scale invasion from the first days he fought with the Russian occupiers as part of the military unit A1106.
Taras Veremey is survived by his wife, son, sister, aunt, uncle and cousins.