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Today, Lviv region bids farewell to six defenders

Every day at 9 a.m., there is a nationwide minute of silence. Stop wherever you are and honour the memory of all those who died for Ukraine as a result of Russian aggression.

🕯️Shishka Vladimir

🕯️Шишка Володимир
🕯️Shishka Vladimir

A resident of the village of Ohlidiv, Sheptytskyi district. He was a driver in a grenade launcher platoon of military unit A0998. He was killed on 14 March 2022 in the Luhansk region. He was 40 years old.

🕯️Bogdan Kopets

🕯️Богдан Копець
🕯️Bogdan Kopets

A resident of the village of Konotopy, Sokal community. He served in the 63rd separate battalion of the 103rd separate territorial defence brigade. He held the position of commander of the first mortar platoon of the mortar battery of the second battalion. He was killed on 1 August near the village of Korchakivka, Sumy region. The soldier was 33 years old.

🕯️Artur Ozerchuk

🕯️Артур Озерчук
🕯️Artur Ozerchuk

He was born in Kamianets-Podilskyi. In 2023, he joined the 66th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after Prince Mstislav the Brave to defend his homeland. He was awarded the “War Veteran” badge. He died on 2 August. The soldier was 35 years old.

🕯️Ivan Kosarchin

🕯️Іван Косарчин
🕯️Ivan Kosarchin

A native of Lviv, he joined the A30B volunteer battalion in 2014, then served in the ranks of the Holy Mary volunteer battalion. From 2019 to 2021, he was a contract soldier in the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Galician Brigade. In 2022, he participated in the defence of Kyiv. In 2023, he defended Ukraine in the ranks of the 46th Separate Airborne Podillia Brigade. He was killed on 14 December. He was 28 years old.

🕯️Serhiy Surmay

🕯️Сергій Сурмай
🕯️Serhiy Surmay

A resident of the village of Borinya, Sambir district. He died on 1 March 2024 near the village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region. He was 40 years old.

🕯️Andriy Prokopik

🕯️Андрій Прокопик
🕯️Andriy Prokopik

Born in Boryslav. He joined the defence of Ukraine on 5 May this year as part of the 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade “Kholodny Yar”. He died on 25 July. The soldier was 36 years old.

Eternal and bright memory to all fallen Heroes!🙏🏻