A nationwide minute of silence will be held every day at 9 o’clock. Stop wherever you are and honour the cherished memory of all those who died for Ukraine because of Russian aggression.
Lviv region says goodbye to its defenders today
Anatolii Levoniuk
A resident of Sheptytske. He was a junior sergeant, a driver of the machine gun unit of the military unit A4010. He died on 22 April in the village of Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka, Donetsk region.
🕯️ Ihor Kanya
A resident of Horbanivka village, Zolochiv district. He was a grenade launcher of the airborne assault unit of the military unit A4635. He was considered missing. He died on 5 November 2024 during a combat mission near the village of Bohoyavlenka, Volnovakha district, Donetsk region. The defender was 36 years old.
🕯️ Dmytro Kvasnyi
A resident of Komariv village, Sokal community, Sheptytskyi district. In 2022, Dmytro was drafted into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was a machine gunner in an assault platoon of an assault company. He had been missing since June 2024. He died during a combat mission near the village of Novopokrovske, Pokrovsk district, Donetsk region.
🕯️Володимир Kotsun
Born in the village of Svydnytsia, Yavoriv district. He served in the military from 2004 to 2020. In February 2025, Volodymyr voluntarily returned to the ranks of the defenders.
Unfortunately, on 24 April, Volodymyr was killed in an attack by enemy FPV drones in Zaporizhzhia region. He served as a senior sergeant, commander of a combat vehicle, a division of the mountain assault battalion of the military unit A1556.
🕯️ Marian Uruskyi
Originally from the village of Ulychne, Truskavets community. Rifleman of the military unit 3115 of the National Guard of Ukraine. He defended Ukraine from the first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion. He died during an assault on his unit near the village of Udachne, Donetsk region. He had been missing since the beginning of April. On 21 April, his colleagues found and returned the body of the fallen soldier.
🕯️ Oleh Rop
A resident of Stryi.
He joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine in January 2024. He was a soldier of a mechanised battalion. He had been missing for a year. He died on 28 March 2024 while performing a combat mission in Donetsk region. The soldier was 26 years old.
🕯️ Ivan Hrychaniuk
Originally from Stebnyk, Drohobych district, he lived in the village of Verchany, Stryi community.
He joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine in April 2022. He was a soldier, a master of the department of striking unmanned aerial vehicles. He died on 22 April while performing a combat mission in Donetsk region. The soldier was 40 years old.
🕯️ Oleksandr Kulba
A resident of Lviv.
With the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He defended the state as part of the 5th separate heavy mechanised brigade. He performed combat missions in the Pokrovske direction. The soldier died on 21 April.
🕯️ Ivan Lutsyshyn
A resident of Lviv.
In 2015-2016, he took part in combat operations in the anti-terrorist operation zone. From the first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion, he voluntarily came to the defence of his homeland. He defended Ukraine as a member of the 24th separate mechanised brigade named after King Danylo. He performed combat missions in the Luhansk region. He died on 7 June 2022.
Eternal memory and honour to all the fallen Героям🕊️