War, army

Today, Lviv region bids farewell to seven defenders

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

 

🕯️ Dmytro Kobanov

🕯️ Дмитро Кобанов
🕯️ Dmytro Kobanov

A native of the village of Starychi, Lviv region. In 2025, he joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He carried out combat missions in the Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk directions as part of the 51st Battalion of Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The warrior passed away on June 5.

🕯️ Vitalii Maksymets

🕯️ Віталій Максимець
🕯️ Vitalii Maksymets

A native of the city of Sheptytskyi, Lviv region. He was a participant in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO). From the beginning of the full-scale invasion by Russian occupiers, he carried out combat missions in the Zaporizhzhia, North-Slobozhanshchyna, and Kherson directions as part of the “Tymur Special Unit” of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The defender passed away on June 12.

🕯️ Oleh Rudenko

🕯️ Олег Руденко
🕯️ Oleh Rudenko

A resident of Lviv. In 2025, he joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He carried out combat missions in the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk directions as part of the 762nd Separate Security Brigade of the State Special Transport Service. The defender passed away on June 5.

🕯️ Petro Telenko

🕯️ Петро Теленько
🕯️ Petro Telenko

A resident of Lviv. In 2026, he joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He carried out combat missions in the Zaporizhzhia direction as part of the 210th Separate Special Battalion “Berlingo” of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The defender passed away on June 2.

🕯️ Artur Leshchenko

🕯️ Артур Лещенко
🕯️ Artur Leshchenko

He was born in the city of Kryvyi Rih. Before the start of the full-scale invasion, he moved to live in Novoiavorivsk.
In December 2022, he joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was a sergeant in the 127th Separate Heavy Mechanized “Kharkiv” Brigade. He was killed on May 26 near the settlement of Lyman in Kharkiv region.

🕯️ Oleksandr Kosakovskyi

🕯️ Олександр Косаковський
🕯️ Oleksandr Kosakovskyi

He lived in Lviv. He served as a senior rifleman in the 1st Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine “Azov.” He was considered missing in action. He was killed on June 1, 2025, while carrying out a combat mission near the settlement of Yelyzavetivka in Pokrovsk district, Donetsk region.

🕯️ Volodymyr Behai

🕯️ Володимир Бегай
🕯️ Volodymyr Behai

A resident of the village of Butyny, Sheptytskyi district.

From the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He served as an unmanned aerial vehicle operator in military unit A3719.

He was killed on June 5 while carrying out a combat mission near the settlement of Sloviansk in Kramatorsk district, Donetsk region.

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