Every day at 9 a.m., we observe a minute of silence in memory of all those who died for Ukraine because of Russian aggression.
Lviv region says goodbye to four defenders today
🕯️ Yuriy Gridovich
He is originally from Yavoriv.
He was a cadet at a military training centre and later a tank commander in the 24th King Danylo Mechanised Brigade. When the war in Donbas broke out, Yurii, after a long military break, once again stood up to defend the state. He was the commander of a tank platoon of the Rubizh Rapid Response Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. He was killed on 20 May in the Bakhmut district.
🕯️ Pavlo Antoshchak
Lviv resident.
With the start of the full-scale war, he performed combat missions in the southern direction in the ranks of the 3rd Brigade of the Spartan Operational Task Force named after Colonel Petro Bolbochan.
🕯️ Volodymyr Kushpit
Lviv resident.
At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he was trained at the Military Academy in Odesa. Subsequently, he performed combat missions in the eastern direction in the ranks of the 81st separate airmobile brigade. For personal courage, he was awarded numerous decorations, including the Cross of Military Honour, an honorary badge of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. During his military service, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.
🕯️ Yevhen Dragan
A resident of the village of Boryatyn, Chervonohrad community. A soldier, machine gunner of the rifle division of the military unit A0536. He died on 25 May in Sumy region during his military service.
Eternal memory to all the fallen defenders!!!!