On 31 October in Drohobych and Stebnyk there will be a gathering and farewell for Yevhen Vekliuk, a native of Stebnyk and defender of Ukraine, who had been listed as missing in action for over a year. Only recently was his death officially confirmed, after which the soldier’s body is being brought home for burial.
According to Drohobych City Council, at 12:30 the funeral cortege with the fallen soldier’s body will arrive at the Heroes’ Crossroads. From there the procession will head to Stebnyk. A citywide farewell to the serviceman is scheduled for 13:00 on Taras Shevchenko Square.
Yevhen Vekliuk was born on 4 February 1981 in Stebnyk and lived on Zhupna Street. He studied at the Mechanical and Technological Vocational College in Drohobych and worked at the Drohobych Automobile Crane Plant.
In May 2025 he joined the ranks of Ukraine’s defenders. He served as a rifleman in the 2nd mechanised squad of the 7th mechanised platoon of the 6th mechanised company of the 2nd mechanised battalion of military unit A4447. While carrying out a combat mission in Donetsk region on 1 July 2025, contact with the soldier was lost, after which he was considered missing in action.
Fallen soldier Yevhen Vekliuk is survived by two sons, a brother and his wife.
The funeral service will take place in the Church of Saint Panteleimon on Ulyana Kravchenko Street in the Solets neighbourhood of Stebnyk. The defender will be laid to rest at the Solets Cemetery on Drohobytska Street.
The communities of Drohobych and Stebnyk bid farewell to a warrior who gave his life defending Ukraine.