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.
🕯️ Vasyl Bondarenko
A native of the village of Vovchatytsi in the Khodoriv community. He lived in the town of Bibrka. He held the position of unit commander – commander of the unmanned aerial vehicle crew. He was awarded the Golden Cross medal. He died on 2 February. The soldier was 31 years old.
🕯️ Nazar Ivantsiv
He was born in Stryi. He was an assistant grenade launcher in the 3rd battalion of the Azov military unit of the Ukrainian National Guard. He went missing after a combat mission in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk region. The soldier was 37 years old.
🕯️ Andriy Dyachenko
A resident of the village of Shnyriv in the Zolochiv district. He served as a driver in the second section of the first platoon of anti-tank missile systems in the second company of anti-tank missile systems of the military unit. He died on 4 February. The defender was 55 years old.
🕯️ Taras Dzikiewicz
A native of Lviv. With the start of the full-scale invasion, he joined the 125th Separate Heavy Mechanised Brigade. He was awarded the Cross of the Territorial Defence Forces medal and the For Wounds medal. He died on 6 February. The soldier was 44 years old.
🕯️ Michael Samson
A resident of Horodok. He served in military unit A0216. He was considered missing in action. He died on 20 November 2024 while performing a combat mission near the village of Berestky in Donetsk Oblast. He was 30 years old.
🕯️ Ostap Vasilenko
He lived in the village of Verkhni Hai. In 2024, he joined the 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade named after Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky. He carried out combat missions as part of the 47th Separate Mechanised Brigade “Magura” and the 95th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade “Polissya”. He was the commander of a platoon of the unmanned ground systems company of the 1st Battalion of Unmanned Systems of Military Unit A7031. He died in a hospital in Sumy on 3 February. He was 32 years old.
🕯️ Zenoviy Hishchak
He was born in the village of Semyrovka and lived in the village of Nahachiv, Yavoriv District. In November 2024, he joined the ranks of the 225th Separate Assault Battalion and took part in combat operations in the Kursk direction. He went missing on 20 January 2025.
Eternal memory and honour to all fallen heroes!