On Tuesday, March 19, Lviv will say goodbye to three soldiers. Yevhen Reshetnyak, Ihor Pavliv, and Ivan Savka were killed by Russian occupiers while defending Ukraine.
Lviv City Hall calls on Lviv residents and guests to join the city’s farewell ceremony and refrain from holding entertainment events and celebrations during this time.
In the morning, at 09:30, a prayer and farewell to Ivan Savka will be held in the Church of All Saints of the Ukrainian People (32 Petliury St.).
The funeral rites for soldiers Ivan Savka, Ihor Pavliv and Yevhen Reshetnyak will begin at 11:00 in the Garrison Church of Ss. Peter and Paul, at 11:30 a city farewell ceremony will be held on Rynok Square.
Yevhen Reshetnyak and Ihor Pavliv will be buried at the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv, and Ivan Savka will be buried in the village of Zymna Voda in Lviv region.
Biographical information on the defenders
Yevhen Reshetnyak (30.06.1987-14.03.2024) from Odesa.
Yevhen Reshetniak (30.06.1987-14.03.2024) was a resident of Odesa.
He studied at Odesa Lyceum #80 of the Odesa City Council. He graduated from the local nautical college because he had dreamed of being a sailor since childhood. In peacetime, he worked as a manager in an Odesa restaurant.
In 2014, he moved to Lviv, where he worked as the head of the prevention department at the International Anti-Drug Association-Lviv NGO. At the same time, he worked at a drug treatment center in Lviv.
He liked to help people start a healthy lifestyle, often worked with teenagers and gave various lectures. In his spare time, he was fond of football, was an ardent fan of the Arsenal football club, and loved dancing – he participated in the 2nd season of the project “Everybody Dance!”. He loved cars and traveling.
With the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, he stood up to defend his homeland from the invaders. He underwent military training in the UK and was one of the translators, as he was fluent in English from an early age. Later, he defended the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the state in the eastern part of Ukraine as a member of the 81st separate airborne Slobozhanska brigade of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Yevhen Reshetnyak is survived by his grandfather, parents, wife, 5-year-old son, brother, brother-in-law and mother-in-law.
Ihor Pavliv (05.06.1981-11.03.2024) A native of the village of Luhove, Lviv region.
Ihor Pavliv (05.06.1981-11.03.2024) A native of the village of Luhove, Lviv region.
He studied at the Luhove branch of the Zabolotsi secondary school of the I-III levels of the Lviv region. He graduated from the Higher Vocational School №48 of Lviv (today – State Vocational Educational Institution “Lviv Higher Vocational School of Computer Technology and Construction”).
After graduation, he served in the Black Sea Fleet, and in the late 1990s, in the ranks of the border guards.
At first, he studied at the former police academy in Rivne, and more recently at the Lychakiv Police Department in Lviv. He was fond of fishing and loved animals.
With the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, he stood up to defend his homeland from the occupiers. He performed combat missions in the eastern direction in the ranks of the 24th separate mechanized brigade named after King Danylo of the operational command “West” of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was awarded the medal “For the Defense of Bakhmut” for personal courage.
Ihor Pavliv is survived by his mother, aunt, son, nephew, cousins and a daughter with a disability.
Ivan Savka (02.07.1972-23.12.2023) A native of the village of Chulovychi, Lviv region.
Ivan Savka (02.07.1972-23.12.2023) was born in the village of Chulovychi, Lviv region.
He studied at the Chulovychi secondary school in the Lviv region. Later he worked at the Lviv State Aircraft Repair Plant.
During 1991-1992 he served in the military in Abkhazia.
He worked at the Lviv Bus Plant Limited Liability Company. He was fond of fishing, always cheerful and smiling.
With the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, he joined the ranks of the 14th separate mechanized brigade named after Prince Roman the Great of the operational command “West” of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to defend his homeland. After completing the training, he performed combat missions in the eastern direction.
Ivan Savka is survived by his mother, wife, two children and a brother and his wife.