Every day at 9 a.m., there is a nationwide minute of silence. Stop wherever you are and honour the memory of all those who died for Ukraine as a result of Russian aggression.
🕯️ Ivan Parkhomik
A resident of the village of Yastrubichi, Sheptytskyi district. He was a radio operator in a rifle platoon of a rifle company, a senior soldier. He was killed on 8 August 2024 while performing a combat mission in the Donetsk region. Until 7 August 2025, the serviceman was considered missing in action.
🕯️ Oleg Babiy
Stryanin.
He participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation. In 2024, he was called up for military service again. He was a gunner-operator in a mechanised unit of a military unit. The defender was considered missing in action for over a year. He was killed on 2 June 2024 while performing a combat mission near the village of Kostiantynivka in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk region. The soldier was 39 years old.
🕯️ Marian Lukomsky
A native of the village of Verin in the Rozvadiv community, he lived in the village of Rozdil in the Novorozdil community. From the first days of the full-scale invasion, he joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He went missing on 16 February 2025 in the Donetsk region while performing a combat mission. The soldier was 37 years old.
🕯️ Stepan Zinchuk
A resident of the village of Malechkovychi, Solonka community. He served in the 5th Assault Brigade. He carried out combat missions near Druzhkivka, Donetsk region. He died on 8 August in hospital as a result of severe burns sustained from being hit by an enemy drone. The soldier was 30 years old.
🕯️ Taras Volyanyuk
A resident of the village of Ponikovytsia, Zolochiv district. From the beginning of the full-scale invasion in March 2022, he voluntarily joined the defence of Ukraine. He was a commander of the 1st platoon of the 1st rifle squad of the 4th rifle battalion on the front line. He was fatally wounded while performing a combat mission near the village of Novoeokonomichne in the Donetsk region. He died on 8 August. The defender was 48 years old.
🕯️ Ruslan Kovalyshyn
A resident of Lviv.
He completed his compulsory military service.
In 2014-2015, he participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation and fought in the east as part of the 24th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after King Danylo.
With the start of the full-scale invasion, he stood up to defend his homeland from the Russian invaders. He defended Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty in the Luhansk, Donetsk, and South Slobozhanskyi areas as part of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade. He was awarded the “War Veteran” badge.
🕯️ Ivan Topchenko
A resident of Lviv.
In 2025, he stood up to defend his homeland from the invasion of Russian occupiers. He defended the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine in the Donetsk region as part of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilinsky.
🕯️ Nazariy Lepak
Originally from Drohobych.
In October 2023, Nazarii voluntarily joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He joined the 12th Special Forces Brigade “Azov”, where he performed combat missions as an assault machine gunner. After undergoing surgery, he continued to defend his country in the UAV unit. He was killed on 8 August in the Toretsk direction while performing a combat mission.
Eternal honour and glory to all fallen soldiers.
Condolences to the family😢