Tomorrow, January 2, Lviv will say goodbye to Yury Gordynskyi, who died defending Ukraine from the Russian invaders. The City Hall calls on Lviv residents and guests to join the city’s farewell ceremony and to refrain from entertainment events and celebrations during this time.
The funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. in the Garrison Church of Sts. App. Peter and Paul, at 11:30 a city farewell ceremony will take place on Rynok Square. The Hero will be buried at the Lychakiv cemetery.
Route of the funeral procession: Garrison Church of St. App. Peter and Paul UGCC (Tetralna Street, 11) – sq. Cathedral – square Rynok (city farewell ceremony) – str. Ruska – st. Basement – str. Volodymyr Vinnichenko – square Soborna – str. Pekarska – st. Shimzeriv – str. Mechnikova – Lychakiv cemetery.
Biographical reference of the Hero
Yuriy Gordynskyi (January 2, 1990-December 27, 2022) from Lviv.
Studied at Secondary School No. 4 (today – Lviv Linguistic Gymnasium). He was educated at the Faculty of Law of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. After completing his studies, he completed his military service as part of the 80th separate airborne assault brigade of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He worked in the field of IT technologies. With the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he returned to the ranks of the 80th brigade for the defense of the Motherland against the Russian invaders.
He was one of the defenders who liberated the city of Kherson from the occupier, performed combat missions in the southern and eastern directions. Yury Gordynskyi is survived by his parents, brother, sister and two grandmothers.