Every day at 9 a.m., there is a nationwide minute of silence. Wherever you are, please pause and honour the memory of all those who died for Ukraine as a result of Russian aggression.
🕯️ Oleg Shved
A resident of Drohobych.
At the end of 2024, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. For some time, he served in the 425th Separate Assault Regiment “Skelia”.
He was a master of unmanned aerial vehicle systems in the unmanned systems battalion of military unit A4862. He died on 13 January while performing a combat mission in the Kupiansk direction.
🕯️ Alexey Chernikov
A native of Drohobych. He joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine in August 2025. He was an assistant grenadier in the 2nd rifle section of the 2nd rifle platoon of the 3rd rifle company of the 1st territorial defence battalion of military unit A7033. The soldier died on 18 January near the village of Dmytrivka in the Sumy region.
🕯️ Sergey Kushnir
A native of the village of Lysynychi in the Lviv region.
In 2024, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He carried out combat missions in the Donetsk and North Slobozhanskyi directions as part of the 47th Separate Mechanised Brigade “Magura”.
🕯️ Yuri Penkov
A native of the city of Khodoriv in the Lviv region.
He served in the National Police of Ukraine. With the start of the full-scale invasion, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He carried out combat missions in the Mykolaiv, Kherson and Donetsk directions as part of the 79th Separate Airborne Assault Tavriya Brigade.
🕯️ Sergey Potapov
A native of Lviv, he participated in the Orange Revolution. With the start of the full-scale invasion, he joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He carried out combat missions in the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions as part of the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of Galician Brigade.
🕯️ Nazariy Durkot
A resident of the village of Yarushychi in the Stryi community. Soldier of the National Guard of Ukraine. Killed in action in Donetsk Oblast. The soldier was considered missing in action for over ten months. He was 21 years old.
🕯️ Petro Kuts
A resident of the village of Bukova, Biskovitska community, Sambir district. Second lieutenant, commander of the reconnaissance platoon of military unit A7371. He died on 31 May while performing a combat mission near the village of Kindrativka, Sumy region. He was considered missing in action until October 2025. He was 25 years old.
🕯️ Bohdan Tykhotsky
A resident of the village of Morozovychi, Starosambirsk community, Sambir district. Senior sergeant of the mortar unit of the 202nd battalion of the 103rd separate territorial defence brigade named after Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky. He died on 17 January near the village of Bilopillya, Sumy district, Sumy region.
🕯️ Volodymyr Leshchyk
A resident of the village of Murovane in the Sheptytskyi district.
He served as a rifleman in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He died on 8 November 2024 while performing a combat mission near the village of Chumatske in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk region. He was 37 years old.
🕯️ Oleg Saliuk
A native of Drohobych.
During the full-scale invasion, he voluntarily joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He carried out combat missions in the 151st Separate Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and after being wounded, he carried out combat missions as part of the 93rd Brigade “Kholodny Yar”.
He was a rifleman, assistant grenadier in the 2nd motorised infantry battalion, 2nd motorised infantry platoon, 2nd motorised infantry company, 1st motorised infantry battalion of military unit A1302. His call sign was “Yakut”. He retired from service in January 2025 due to age. Sadly, the Hero passed away on 23 January.
🕯️ Vasyl Levko
A resident of the village of Dobrogostiv in the Drohobych district. From the first days of the full-scale invasion, he joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served as a senior gunner in a mortar platoon.
He died on 17 January while performing a combat mission near the town of Bilopillya in the Sumy region.
Eternal honour and glory to the Heroes🕊️
Condolences to the family😢