Tomorrow, February 5, Lviv will say goodbye to Nazar Valchyshyn, 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 10:00 a.m. in the Garrison Church of Sts. App. Peter and Paul, at 10:30 a city farewell ceremony will be held 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 – st. Pekarska – st. Shimzeriv – str. Mechnikova – Lychakiv cemetery.
Biographical reference of the Hero
Studied at Lyceum No. 28 of the Lviv City Council. He graduated from the Institute of Computer Sciences and Information Technologies of the Lviv Polytechnic National University. During his studies, he attended the military department.
In peacetime, he worked in the field of information technologies. He was fond of playing the guitar, decorative wood carving and drawing.
Lieutenant. With the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, he stood up to protect the Motherland from the invaders. He defended the territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine in the ranks of the 355th training mechanized regiment of the 184th training center of the National Academy of Ground Forces named after Hetman Petro Sahaidachny of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Nazar Valchyshyn is survived by his wife, daughter, parents and sister.