On Wednesday, August 9, Lviv will say goodbye to serviceman Rostyslav Rudenko, 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 soldier will be buried at the Lychakiv cemetery.
Biographical certificate of the defender
Rostislav Rudenko (13.10.1975-29.07.2023). He lived in the village of Solonka, Lviv region.
Rostislav Rudenko (13.10.1975-29.07.2023). He lived in the village of Solonka, Lviv region.
He studied at the Communal Institution of the Solonkiv Village Council “Lyceum named after the Hero of Ukraine Mykola Pankiv”. Graduated from Lviv Polytechnic National University (then Lviv Polytechnic Institute) majoring in Informatics.
After completing his studies, he served in the military in the village of Perevalne (Autonomous Republic of Crimea).
In 2003, he got married and moved to Lviv.
Throughout his life, he was fascinated by cars and devoted his life to work in this field. In his spare time, he actively traveled, loved fishing and bicycle trips.
With the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, he stood up to protect the Motherland from the invaders. Performed combat tasks in the ranks of the 33rd separate mechanized brigade of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Rostislav Rudenko is survived by his wife, daughter, parents and sister.