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
🕯 Petro Panchyshyn
A resident of the village of Nova Kamianka, Rava-Ruska community, Lviv district. In the first days of the full-scale invasion, Petro voluntarily came to the defence of his homeland as a member of the 1st Border Guard Detachment.
He died on 16 February while performing a combat mission near the village of Kruhle, Chuhuiv district, Kharkiv region. The soldier was 37 years old.
🕯️ Mykhailo Frankiv
A resident of the village of Skvaryava, Zolochiv district. He was a soldier of the National Guard of Ukraine, served in the military unit 3017 as a grenade launcher. He died on 11 March 2023, during a combat mission near Bakhmut, Donetsk region. His identity was established only two years later – on 6 May 2025. The defender was 39 years old.
🕯️ Yurii Horobiovskyi
A resident of the village of Litovyshche, Zolochiv district. The warrior was a senior rifleman of the 2nd Air Assault Battalion of the military unit A0281. He died on 4 May 2025 near the village of Yunakivka, Sumy region. The defender was 50 years old.
🕯️ Andrii Berezniak
Resident of Radekhiv, Sheptytskyi district. Sergeant, a former reconnaissance machine gunner of a reconnaissance group. He died on 5 May in the Dnipro region.
🕯️ Volodymyr Levkiv
A resident of Lviv. He served in the Internal Troops. At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He defended the country as a member of the 68th separate Oleksa Dovbush Ranger Brigade. He performed combat missions in the Donetsk sector.
🕯️ Andriy Benyukh
A resident of the village of Stankiv, Morshyn community, Stryi district. He was a senior soldier. The serviceman went missing on 8 April 2025 while performing a combat mission near the village of Hrodivka, Pokrovsky district, Donetsk region. On 9 May, the body of the defender was evacuated.
🕯️ Myroslav Mykhailyshyn
Originally from the village of Novosilky-Oparski, Mykolaiv community, Stryi district. He performed combat missions near the village of Stroyivka in Kharkiv region. He was seriously wounded and died in a military hospital. The soldier was 47 years old.
🕯️ Vasyl Hrynchyshyn
A resident of Mykolaiv. Senior lieutenant of the police. He held the position of inspector of Platoon No. 2 of the Tactical Response Company, and later – a soldier of the Khyzhyk-1 Special Police Rifle Regiment of the Patrol Police. He began his service in the infantry, and in November 2022, he joined a mortar crew, where he later became a commander. In 2023, he was awarded the Cross of the Brave, an honorary badge of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He died on 12 May while performing a combat mission in Donetsk region. The soldier was 32 years old.
Eternal memory and honour to all the fallen Героям🕊️