Ukrainian defender, sergeant of military unit A5130 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Vasyl Nadilny, is returning to his native village of Toporiv to his final resting place. His heart stopped on 5 November 2026 during treatment at the Zolochiv Central District Hospital in the town of Zolochiv.
Vasyl Nadilny was called up for military service under general mobilisation on 21 April 2024 by the second department of the Zolochiv RTC and SP. He served as a rigger in the rigging section of the 1st engineering and positional platoon of the engineering company. The 54-year-old serviceman is survived by his wife, two children, mother, two sisters and a brother.
The Busk City Council expressed its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Vasyl Nadilny, noting that they share the pain of this heavy loss and bow their heads in mourning.
The cortege carrying the defender’s body is scheduled to depart today, 7 November, from Lviv. At approximately 14:00–14:30, the cortege will arrive in Busk and drive through the town along Lvivska Street, 900th Anniversary of Busk Square, Independence Square, Kyivska Street, the beginning of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Street, Sichovykh Striltsiv Street, then along the Kyiv–Chop motorway and the road to the village of Toporiv. After arrival in the village, a parastas will be held outside the serviceman’s home.
The funeral of Vasyl Nadilny is scheduled to take place at the local cemetery in the village of Toporiv on Sunday, 8 November. The funeral rite will begin at 13:00.
Residents of Busk, Toporiv and the surrounding settlements are being urged to pay their respects as they receive the cortege and accompany Ukraine’s defender on his final journey.
By order of the Mayor of Busk, Rostyslav Slipets, 8 November has been declared a Day of Mourning in the Busk urban territorial community.