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Today, Lviv region bids farewell to five 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 Popyk

🕯️ Іван Попик
🕯️ Ivan Popyk

A resident of the village of Mali Baranivtsi, Biskovitska community, Sambir district. He served as commander of the 2nd mortar crew of the 1st mortar platoon of the mortar battery of the 1st Jäger battalion of military unit A4056. Unfortunately, on 10 January, he was killed while performing a combat mission near the village of Hryshyne, Pokrovsk district, Donetsk region.

🕯️ Grigory Melnichuk

🕯️ Григорій Мельничук
🕯️ Hryhoriy Melnychuk

A resident of Sheptytskyi. He served in the military with the rank of major and held the position of officer in the current operations management department of military unit A5145. Unfortunately, his heart stopped on 12 January while he was undergoing treatment at the Main Military Clinical Hospital in Kyiv.

🕯️ Andriy Kobiv “Totti”

🕯️ Андрій Кобів «Тотті»
🕯️ Andriy Kobiv “Totti”

A resident of Lviv.

In 2025, Andriy voluntarily joined the defence of the country. He carried out combat missions in the South Slobozhansky and Donetsk directions as part of the unmanned systems regiment of the Third Army Corps of the Ground Forces. He died on 8 December.

🕯️ Yevhen Slipinsky

🕯️ Євген Сліпінський
🕯️ Yevhen Slipinsky

A resident of Lviv.

In 2024, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He carried out combat missions in the Mykolaiv and Donetsk regions as part of the 111th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defence Forces. The soldier passed away on 13 January.

🕯️ Petro Saputsky

🕯️ Петро Сапуцький
🕯️ Petro Saputsky

A resident of the village of Vovchuky, Gorodok community. He served in the 1st separate assault battalion named after Dmytro Kotsyubailo “Da Vinci”. He was killed on 10 January while performing a combat mission in the Pokrovsk direction, near the village of Nechaivka, Synelnykivskyi district, Dnipropetrovsk region.

Eternal honour and glory to the Heroes🕊️

Condolences to the family😢