On Wednesday, 18 September, the Lviv community will say goodbye to three soldiers who defended Ukraine.
Lviv residents and visitors are encouraged to join the city’s farewell ceremonies for Roman Navoenko, Marian Kolomiets and Roman Lutsyk.
The mayor’s office asks that no entertainment or celebrations be held during the time of the farewell to the soldiers.
The farewell and funeral service for the defenders Roman Navonenko and Marian Kolomiets will begin at 11:00 a.m. in the Garrison Church of Ss. Peter and Paul in Lviv, and at 11:30 a city farewell ceremony will take place on Rynok Square.
Roman Navonenko will then be buried at Lychakiv Cemetery. Marian Kolomiets will find eternal rest at Sykhiv Cemetery.
Roman Lutsyk’s farewell and funeral service will begin at 14:00 in the Garrison Church of Ss. Peter and Paul in Lviv, and at 14:30 a city farewell ceremony will be held on Rynok Square. The soldier will be buried at Lychakiv Cemetery.
Biographical information of the soldiers
Roman Lutsyk (06.09.1997-12.09.2024)
Roman Lutsyk was born in Berezne, Rivne region. When Roman Lutsyk was seven years old, his family moved to Lviv.
He studied at Lyceum #21 of the Lviv City Council. He graduated from the Separate Structural Subdivision of the Technical and Economic Specialist College of Lviv Polytechnic National University with a degree in Construction and Engineering. Subsequently, he entered the Kryvyi Rih Vocational College of the National Aviation University, where he received a degree in engineering.
After graduation, he worked at the Komarcero sports equipment store. In his spare time, he was fond of mountaineering, skiing and mountain tourism. He climbed Mont Blanc and Elbrus and thoroughly explored all corners of the Ukrainian Carpathians. He was a member of the ultras of the Karpaty football club. Later he worked as a guide and mountaineering instructor.
He took part in the Euromaidan, and in 2014, he underwent tactical training from Azov. With the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, he volunteered for the needs of the Ukrainian army, and in May 2022 joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. From April 2024, he performed tasks as a company combat medic in the 12th Operational Brigade of the Eastern Operational and Territorial Association of the National Guard of Ukraine. He died heroically during the evacuation of his comrades.
Roman Lutsyk is survived by his grandparents, parents and fiancée.
Marian Kolomiets (01.04.2004-14.09.2024) was a resident of Lviv.
He studied at Secondary School No. 90 in Lviv and Secondary School No. 1 in Lviv. He graduated from the State Vocational Educational Institution “Lviv Higher Vocational School of Computer Technologies and Construction”.
After graduation, he worked in the Kingdom of Spain for a period of time. Later he lived in the United States of America, where he worked at a woodworking factory. He loved travelling.
With the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, he returned to his homeland. He volunteered to join the ranks of the 80th separate Galician Air Assault Brigade of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Marian Kolomiets is survived by his grandmother and parents.
Roman Navoenko (18.07.1991-10.09.2024)
Roman Navoenko was born abroad. Later, Roman Navonenko’s family moved to Lviv. Here he studied at Lyceum No. 6 of the Lviv City Council and Secondary School No. 54 of Lviv. He graduated from the Lviv Commercial Academy (now Lviv University of Trade and Economics).
After graduation, he worked in the construction industry in Poland and later in the entertainment industry in China. In 2020, he returned to Lviv and worked in the pathology department of St Panteleimon’s Hospital. In his spare time, he was fond of sports and loved animals.
With the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, he joined the 124th separate territorial defence brigade of the regional directorate “South” of the Territorial Defence Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to defend the state from the invaders. He performed combat missions in the Kherson region.
Roman Navonenko is survived by his mother and sister.