War, army

Today, Lviv Oblast says farewell to five defenders

Every day at 9:00 a.m. — a nationwide minute of silence. Stop, wherever you are, and honor the blessed memory of all those who died for Ukraine because of Russian aggression.

 

🕯️ Liubomyr Protsiuk

🕯️ Любомир Процюк
🕯️ Liubomyr Protsiuk

Originally from Novyi Rozdil. He served in military unit A4848 and was a technician of the 3rd unit of strike unmanned aerial systems. After being wounded, he underwent treatment in Germany. Sadly, the defender’s heart stopped on April 30.

🕯️ Ivan Balytskyi

🕯️ Іван Балицький
🕯️ Ivan Balytskyi

Originally from the village of Ruda, he lived in the village of Livchytsi in the Hnizdychiv community of Stryi district. A participant in the ATO. He served in the 2nd Air Assault Battalion of military unit A0284. He was killed on May 17 near the settlement of Pidhavrylivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. He was 34 years old.🕯️

Volodymyr Zabava

Володимир Забава
Volodymyr Zabava

A native of the village of Chanyzh in Lviv Oblast. He was a participant in the Anti-Terrorist Operation. With the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he carried out combat missions in the Donetsk and Northern Slobozhanshchyna sectors as part of the 103rd Separate Territorial Defense Brigade named after Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky. He was awarded the distinction of the President of Ukraine “For the Defense of Ukraine,” the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s “Golden Cross” distinction, as well as the badge of the commander of the 103rd Separate Territorial Defense Brigade named after Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, “Honor and Fatherland.” The defender passed away on May 14.

🕯️ Vasyl Kudyk

🕯️ Василь Кудик
🕯️ Vasyl Kudyk

A resident of the village of Kunyn in the Dobrosyn-Maheriv community of Lviv district. Since February 4, 2024, he had been considered missing in action. He was killed near the settlement of Ivanivske, Bakhmut district, Donetsk Oblast.

🕯️ Oleh Yurdyha

🕯️ Олег Юрдига
🕯️ Oleh Yurdyha

A native of the village of Kurovychi in the Hlyniany community. A junior sergeant, commander of the 2nd squad of the 1st rifle platoon of the rifle company of the 2nd rifle battalion of military unit 3002 of the National Guard of Ukraine. He was killed as a result of artillery shelling on June 17, 2025, near the settlement of Myrne, Pokrovsk district, Donetsk Oblast.

Eternal and blessed memory to the Heroes😢 Condolences to their families.