Every day at 9 a.m. — a nationwide minute of silence. Stop wherever you are and honour the cherished memory of all those who died for Ukraine as a result of Russian aggression.
🕯️ Ivan Prokopov
A native of the city of Prymorsk, Zaporizhzhia region. In 2024, he joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He carried out combat missions in the North-Slobozhanshchyna direction as part of the 156th Separate Mechanized Brigade. The defender passed away on July 30, 2025.
🕯️ Serhii Tsiupak
A resident of Lviv. At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He carried out combat missions in the Donetsk direction as part of the 2nd Separate Halych Brigade. The defender passed away on June 1, 2026.
🕯️ Vasyl Smitiukh
A resident of Lviv. At the beginning of the full-scale invasion by Russian occupiers, he took part in the defence of the city of Kyiv and later carried out combat missions in the Kherson and Donetsk directions as part of the 206th Separate Territorial Defence Battalion.
He was awarded the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine distinction “Firearm,” the medals “Honour. Glory. State,” “Defender of the Homeland,” “War Veteran,” and the badge “Defender of the Native Land.” The defender passed away on July 4, 2024.
🕯️ Ruslan Stetsa
A resident of the village of Pisok in the Mostyska community. He served in military unit A4594 as a rifleman-assistant grenade launcher operator in an anti-tank squad. He was killed on March 15, 2025, while carrying out a combat mission near the settlement of Andriivka in Volnovakha district, Donetsk region.
🕯️ Andrii Halytskyi
A warrior from Sheptytskyi.
He was a senior sergeant and head of the weapons repair workshop of the repair platoon of military unit A2943. His life was cut short on June 15 while carrying out a combat mission near the village of Mykolaivka, Donetsk region.
🕯️ Ivan Svidrak
A resident of Boryslav. In March 2022, he voluntarily joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He carried out combat missions as part of the 3rd Battalion of the 115th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In March 2024, he was discharged from military service. The defender’s heart stopped on June 9. He was 58 years old.
Eternal and cherished memory to the Heroes😢 Condolences to their families.