On Monday, May 15, Lviv will say goodbye to Hero Vasyl Posvalyuk, who defended 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 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 – str. Pekarska – str. Shimzeriv – st. Mechnikova – Lychakiv cemetery.
Biographical reference of the Hero
Vasyl Posvalyuk (12.01.1987-06.05.2023). A native of Lviv. Studied at Secondary Secondary School No. 67 of the city of Lviv. After finishing school, he studied at the Higher Vocational School No. 20.
In 2005, he joined the ranks of border guards.
In peacetime, he worked in the woodworking industry. At the same time, he studied at the Lviv branch of the European University.
With the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, he joined the ranks of the territorial defense without any delay. Defended the territorial integrity of the state from the invaders as part of the 103rd separate brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. During the performance of a combat mission, he received a serious wound. Vasyl Posvalyuk is survived by his father, two daughters, brother and godmother.