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Today Lviv region bids farewell to nine 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.

🕯️ Ivan Bushtyn

🕯️ Іван Буштин
🕯️ Ivan Bushtyn

A resident of the village of Mezhigirya in the Borinska community of the Sambir district. He was a soldier and reconnaissance operator in military unit No. 4674. The defender died on 23 November.

🕯️ Yaroslav Yurevich

🕯️ Ярослав Юревич
🕯️ Yaroslav Yurevich

A resident of the village of Krasne in the Zolochiv district. He died on 18 August 2024 while performing a combat mission near the village of Toretsk in the Donetsk region. The defender was 34 years old.

🕯️ Sergey Ganich

🕯️ Сергій Ганич
🕯️ Sergey Ganich

A resident of the village of Hirnyk in the Sheptytskyi district. Sergeant, rifleman-serviceman of the mechanised platoon of military unit A0998. He was considered missing in action for a long time. Unfortunately, he was killed on 26 July 2025 near the town of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region.

🕯️ Serhiy Manilyuk

🕯️ Сергій Манілюк
🕯️ Serhiy Manilyuk

He was born in Orenburg, Russian Federation. In 1992, he moved to Stryi with his family. He joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2025. He was a rifleman in the 2nd motorised infantry platoon of the motorised infantry battalion of the military unit. He was killed on 13 November near the village of Hryshyne in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk region. The soldier was 48 years old.

🕯️ Nazar Nikolin

🕯️ Назар Николин
🕯️ Nazar Nikolin

A resident of the village of Kam’yane in the Khodoriv community of the Stryi district. He was a soldier, a senior rifleman-operator. For a long time, he was considered missing in action. The defender died on 12 February 2024 near the village of Pavlivka in the Volnovakha district of the Donetsk region. He was 35 years old.

🕯️ Petro Pryhoda

🕯️ Петро Пригода
🕯️ Petro Pryhoda

A native of Lviv. In 2024, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He carried out combat missions in the North Slobozhansky and Kursk directions as part of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilinsky.

🕯️ Andriy Begay

🕯️ Андрій Бегай
🕯️ Andriy Begay

A native of Lviv. In 2024, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He carried out combat missions in the South Slobozhansky, Kursk and Donetsk directions as part of the 42nd Separate Mechanised Brigade named after Hero of Ukraine Valery Gudzi of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

🕯️ Vasyl Fortuna

🕯️ Василь Фортуна
🕯️ Vasyl Fortuna

A resident of the village of Lipivtsi in the Peremyshliany community. He died near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region. He was 30 years old.

🕯️ Yuriy Ivanyuk

🕯️ Юрій Іванюк
🕯️ Yuriy Ivanyuk

A resident of the city of Pustomyty. On 3 July 2025, he was declared missing in action. Only now has the body of the fallen hero been found and, following DNA testing, his identity confirmed. He died in the village of Sadky, Sumy region. The defender was 25 years old. Eternal honour and glory to all fallen soldiers. Condolences to the family.