Every day at 9:00 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.
🕯️Valerii Linnikov
He lived with his family in the city of Chuhuiv in Kharkiv region. Later, the family moved to Stryi. He was an operator of unmanned aerial vehicles in the air assault battalion of the military unit. He was killed on February 4 in Dnipropetrovsk region while performing his military duty. The defender was 34 years old.
🕯️Yurii Duvanov
He was born and lived in Stryi. He completed compulsory military service in the Separate Regiment of the President of Ukraine. He was an operator of unmanned aerial vehicles. He was killed on February 18 while performing military service duties in the area of Lyman, Kramatorsk district. The defender was 27 years old.
🕯️Ivan Palko
He lived in the village of Zhupany of the Kozova community. He served as part of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade “Magura”. For a long time he was considered missing. He was killed on December 4, 2024, in the Kursk direction. The soldier was 57 years old.
🕯️Oleh Hirniak
A resident of the village of Berezyna of the Novyi Rozdil community. He served in military unit A4699. He was killed on January 22 near the settlement of Yunakivka, Sumy region, while carrying out a combat mission. He was 46 years old.
🕯️Mykola Komarov
Originally from Morshyn. With the start of the full-scale invasion, he volunteered to defend Ukraine. He served in the ranks of the 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Koshovyi Otaman Kosti Hordiienko, carrying out combat missions in Luhansk region. In April 2022, he was taken prisoner. After prolonged and difficult trials, on February 5, 2025, he was released from captivity. He died on February 12, 2026. He was 27 years old.
🕯️ Roman Hordii
A native of the city of Yavoriv, Lviv region. He was a participant in the Anti-Terrorist Operation. With the start of the full-scale invasion by Russian occupiers, he rose to defend the Motherland as part of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo. He was awarded the President of Ukraine’s distinction — the medal “For Military Service to Ukraine” and the medal “For the Defense of the Native State”. He was killed on February 15. He was 41 years old.
🕯️ Vitalii Pavlenko
A native of the city of Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia region. In 2024, he took up the defense of the country. He defended the state as part of the 505th Separate Marine Battalion. He was killed on February 19. The defender was 50 years old.
Eternal memory and honor to all fallen Heroes!🕊️