Every day at 9 a.m. – a nationwide minute of silence. Stop wherever you are and honour the memory of all those who died for Ukraine due to Russian aggression.
🕯️ Ivan Mykytiuk
A resident of the village of Potorytsia in the Sheptytskyi district. He was a senior gunner in a mortar platoon.
In 2023, he joined the defence of the country. Unfortunately, on 16 September 2025, he was killed while performing a combat mission near the village of Horikove in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk region.
🕯️ Andrii Bakun
A native of the town of Brody, Zolochiv district. From 2015 to 2016, he participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation. He spent most of his service in the Mariupol direction. In July 2023, he once again joined the defence of the country. The soldier was the chief sergeant-commander of the 1st mortar crew of the 3rd mortar platoon of the mortar battery of the motorised infantry battalion of the military unit. He died on 15 September 2025 in the Zaporizhzhia Regional Hospital. The defender was 53 years old.
🕯️ Ruslan Antoniv
He was born in the village of Chertizh, Zhuravne community, Stryi district, and lived in Stryi. He worked as a presenter on Fresh FM radio. He was a member of the Youth Council at the Stryi City Council.
In the early days of the full-scale invasion, he voluntarily joined the defence of the country. He carried out combat missions as part of the 24th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after King Danylo. He was a rifleman-medic in the motorised infantry battalion of the military unit. After being wounded at the front, he returned to service. He was considered missing in action for three years. He died on 13 September 2022 during the liberation of Kherson. The soldier was 27 years old.
🕯️ Vasyl Zhuk
A resident of the village of Zahorby, Mostyska community. He was a senior soldier, senior operator of the 1st platoon of anti-tank missile systems of the PTRK company of military unit A0281.
He joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine in December 2024. His life was cut short on 16 September 2025 near the village of Pavlivka, Kramatorsk district, Donetsk region.
🕯️ Andrii Aleinikov
A native of the city of Odesa.
In 2024, he stood up to defend his homeland from the invasion of Russian occupiers. He defended the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction as part of the 24th separate mechanised brigade named after King Danylo.
He was awarded the ‘For the Defence of Chasiv Yar’ distinction and the ‘Combatant’ medal.
🕯️ Vitalii Buravlov
A native of Khmilnyk, Vinnytsia region.
With the start of the full-scale invasion by Russian occupiers, he stood up to defend his homeland. He defended the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine in the South Slobozhansky and Donetsk directions as part of the 57th Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade named after Ataman Kostya Gordienko.
He was awarded the Cross of Missile Forces and Artillery by the Minister of Defence of Ukraine.
Eternal honour and glory to all fallen soldiers.
Condolences to their families😢