Taras Koval, Andriy Shakhsinov, Andriy Shymushovskyi, Yuriy Kuzyk – Heroes of Drohobychchyna, in whose memory today, October 31, memorial plaques were installed on the facade of Lyceum No. 16.
The relevant decision was taken by the session of the Drogobytsk City Council. The initiator and patron of the installation of memorial plaques dedicated to the memory of the Heroes of Drohobytsk was the secretary of the city council, active military serviceman Orest Karakevich.
The families of the fallen, the school community, friends, representatives of the authorities and many caring Drohobych residents gathered to honor and pay tribute to the former graduates of the educational institution who heroically gave their lives for Ukraine.
The requiem meeting began with a moment of silence for the fallen Ukrainian soldiers and the performance of the National Anthem of Ukraine. Mayor Taras Kuchma and Orest Karakevych were instructed to open the memorial plaques. Therefore, the clergy conducted a prayer and the rite of consecration of the tables.
At the intersection of Heroes, we as a whole community meet our boys on the shield. Every time we carry flowers and say goodbye to them, we ask ourselves the question: why did this happen? Why is the flower of our nation dying? Our soldiers give the most precious thing they have – their lives, so that our children can learn and grow up under a peaceful sky. And in the future, to create that Ukraine in which no one will be ashamed to speak Ukrainian, when everyone will be proud of their language, history and culture. Today we commemorate and honor our Heroes – Taras, Andriy, Andriy and Yuriy. Incredibly brave, kind, courageous guys, whose memory will live in our hearts and memories forever, Taras Kuchma addressed the audience.
The floor was also given to the two mothers of the fallen Heroes, who emphasized the worthy further commemoration of the memory of all defenders of our community. After that, those present placed flowers and lamps at the memorial plaques of the defenders.
At the end, the male chamber choir “Boyan Drohobytskyi” performed spiritual and patriotic songs.
For reference:
Since 2014, Taras Koval has been defending Ukraine in the ATO combat zone. Immediately after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukrainian lands, on February 24, 2022, he was mobilized and again stood up for the defense of Ukraine. Died in Luhansk Oblast, as a result of a combat encounter with the enemy, at the age of 35.
From the first days of the Russian aggression, Andriy Shakhsinov voluntarily stood up for the defense of Ukraine, defended it from the invaders in the ATO zone, and after the full-scale invasion of Russia on Ukrainian lands, he left his job abroad, came home and again became one of the first to stand up for the defense of Ukraine.
Andriy Shymushovskyi, despite his disability, volunteered to defend his native country and from the first days of March joined the ranks of the Armed Forces. Drohobychany died at the age of 53 while performing combat missions in the Volnova direction of the front.
On the very first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukrainian lands, Yuriy Kuzyk enrolled in the ranks of the territorial defense. Since March, he has been defending Ukraine as part of the 67th separate battalion of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Died after receiving non-life-threatening injuries during mortar shelling.
