Tomorrow, October 25, Lviv will say goodbye to Hero Dmytro Kuchinsky, who died in the battle with the Russian invaders. The funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. in the Garrison Church of Sts. App. Peter and Paul, the serviceman will be buried at the Lychakiv cemetery. The City Hall urges you to join the farewell ceremony and to refrain from entertaining events and celebrations during this time.
The city farewell ceremony for the military man will take place at Rynok Square at 11:30 a.m.
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 – st. Volodymyr Vinnichenko – square Soborna – st. Pekarska – st. Shimzeriv – st. Mechnikova – Lychakiv cemetery.
Blue and yellow flags with a mourning ribbon will be hung on the buildings along the route of the convoy.
Biographical reference of the Hero
Dmytro Kuchynskyi (April 10, 1972-October 22, 2022). Born in Zhytomyr.
Studied at Valery Viktorovych Brazhevsky General School of the I-III degrees No. 7. Graduated from the former Sumy Higher Artillery Command School.
During his studies, he earned the rank of “lieutenant”. Since 1994, he served in the ranks of the modern 80th separate airborne assault brigade of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Lviv region.
As a result of the redeployment of the military unit in 2003, he and his family moved to Lviv. During his military service, he received the rank of “lieutenant colonel” and became the commander of the self-propelled artillery division, which he led at the beginning of the Anti-Terrorist Operation in eastern Ukraine.
He retired in 2019, however, on the first day of the full-scale invasion, he returned to the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Dmytro Kuchynsky is survived by his wife, two sons, mother and brother.