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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.

 

🕯️Nazar Kupetsky

🕯️Назар Купецький
🕯️Nazar Kupetsky

A resident of the town of Sosnivka in the Sheptytskyi district. He took part in combat operations in the Pokrovsk direction as part of the 4th assault company of the 214th separate assault battalion “OPFOR”. He died on 31 December as a result of illness. The soldier was 30 years old.

🕯️ Vitaliy Byk

🕯️ Віталій Бик
🕯️ Vitaliy Byk

A resident of the village of Yaseniv, Zolochiv district. He joined the grenade launcher platoon of the 1st mechanised battalion of military unit A0998 in February 2024. From 13 November, he was considered missing in action near the village of Chasiv Yar, Bakhmut district, Donetsk region. The defender was 41 years old.

🕯️ Vitaliy Vaso

🕯️ Віталій Васьо
🕯️ Vitaliy Vaso

From Novyi Rozdil. He was a rifleman and assistant machine gunner. He died on 6 June 2025 near the village of Malynivka in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk region. The soldier was 40 years old.

🕯️ Igor Kravets

🕯️ Ігор Кравець
🕯️ Igor Kravets

A resident of Dobrotvirshchyna. He served in the military as a driver-mechanic in the tank battalion of military unit A4699. He was considered missing in action since June 2024. He died near the village of Sokil in the Pokrovsky district of Donetsk region. He was 50 years old.

🕯️ Ivan Vanivsky

🕯️ Іван Ванівський
🕯️ Ivan Vanivsky

He lived in the village of Babina, Sambir District. He was an assistant grenadier in the mechanised battalion of military unit A4447. He was killed on 6 February 2025 near the village of Dachne, Pokrovsk District, Donetsk Region. He was 51 years old.

🕯️ Mykola Martsiniv

🕯️ Микола Марцінів
🕯️ Mykola Martsiniv

A native of the village of Bolotnya in the Lviv region. In 2023, he joined the 115th Separate Mechanised Brigade to defend his homeland. He died on 16 August. The soldier was 39 years old.

🕯️ Mykhailo Rychkov

🕯️ Михайло Ричков
🕯️ Mykhailo Rychkov

He was born in Sambir. With the start of the full-scale invasion, he defended Ukraine in the Donetsk direction as part of the 2nd Separate Galician Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. He died on 23 May. The defender was 42 years old.

🕯️ Vasyl Dmytrenko

🕯️ Василь Дмитренко
🕯️ Vasyl Dmytrenko

A native of Lviv. In 2025, he joined the ranks of the 210th Separate Assault Regiment. He died on 21 December. The soldier was 27 years old.

🕯️ Andriy Krut

🕯️ Андрій Круц
🕯️ Andriy Krut

A resident of the town of Turka in the Sambir district. He was a third-class border guard inspector – a member of the second group of anti-tank missile complexes of the border guard anti-tank unit of the 1st border guard detachment. He was killed on 24 December near the village of Zemlyanki in the Chuguev district of the Kharkiv region. He was 33 years old.

May the memory of all fallen heroes live on forever!🕊️