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Today Lviv region says goodbye to eight defenders

A nationwide minute of silence will be held every day at 9 o’clock. Stop wherever you are and honour the cherished memory of all those who died for Ukraine because of Russian aggression.

 

🕯️ Valentyn Kostiuk

🕯️ Валентин Костюк
🕯️ Valentyn Kostiuk

A resident of the village of Batyiv, Lopatyn community, Sheptytskyi district. He was reported missing since 16 February 2025 near the village of Ulakly, Volnovakha district, Donetsk region. In July 2025, the death of the soldier was confirmed.

🕯️ Ivan Shtonda

🕯️ Іван Штонда
🕯️ Ivan Shtonda

A resident of Zhovkva.

In 2022, the soldier came to the defence of Ukraine. He defended the country in the Donetsk sector. In March 2025, he retired from the service for health reasons. Unfortunately, he died suddenly on 17 July. He was 29 years old.

🕯️ Yaroslav Hnyp “Siava”

🕯️ Ярослав Гнип «Сява»
🕯️ Yaroslav Hnyp “Syava”

A native of Seredkevychi village, Yavoriv district. With the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he voluntarily came to the defence of his homeland. He defended the country on the Dnipro and Kyiv directions in the ranks of the 703rd separate brigade of support of engineering troops. He was awarded the “War Veteran” badge.

🕯️ Mykhailo Kochut

🕯️ Михайло Кочут
🕯️ Mykhailo Kochut

A native of Volya-Vysotska village, Zhovkva district, Lviv region. With the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he voluntarily went to defend the country. He performed combat missions in the Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Kursk and North Slobozhansky directions in the ranks of the 80th separate airborne assault Galician brigade. He was awarded the medal “For Sacrifice and Love for Ukraine”, the medal “To the Defender of the Fatherland”, the “Golden Cross” badge of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the medal “Cross of Missile Forces and Artillery”.

🕯️ Ihor Rudko

🕯️ Ігор Рудько
🕯️ Ihor Rudko

A resident of Lviv. In 2025, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He performed combat missions in the Donetsk sector in the 38th Separate Marine Brigade of the Navy.

🕯️ Roman Shelepeten

🕯️ Роман Шелепетень
🕯️ Roman Shelepeten

A resident of Rozvadiv village, Stryi district. He died on 16 February 2025 near Velykonovosilskyi district, Donetsk region, during a combat mission.

🕯️ Roman Ket

🕯️ Роман Кет
🕯️ Roman Ket

A resident of the village of Popeliany, Shchyrets community, Lviv district. The soldier defended Ukraine in the eastern direction.
He died on 16 February 2025 near the village of Ulakly, Donetsk region. He had been missing since then. He was 32 years old.

🕯️ Volodymyr Bilotserkovych

🕯️ Володимир Білоцеркович
🕯️ Volodymyr Bilotserkovych

A native of the village of Pechikhvosty, Zhovtanetska community, he lived in the village of Velykosilky, Novoyarychivska community, Lviv district. The warrior was a mortar commander of a mortar crew of a mechanised battalion of the military unit A 5001. He died on 13 July during a combat mission near the village of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region. He was 43 years old.

Eternal honour and glory to all the fallen soldiers.

Our condolences to the families!!!!