Lviv bids farewell to three Defenders
Today, November 4, Lviv will hold a funeral for the soldiers Alexander Kuchlevsky, Valentyn Maksymets, and Anatolii Humennyi, who died while defending Ukraine. The funeral service will take place at the Garrison Church, followed by a city-wide farewell ceremony on Rynok Square.
On Wednesday, November 4, Lviv will bid farewell to three soldiers who died for Ukraine.
The funeral service for Oleksandr Kuchlevsky, Valentyn Maksimets, and Anatolii Humennyi will begin at 11:00 AM at the Garrison Church of St. Peter and Paul. Approximately at 11:40 AM, a city-wide farewell ceremony will take place on Rynok Square.
Oleksandr Kuchlevsky (born March 31, 1989 – died May 12, 2024) was from Lviv, where he attended school No. 23 and the "Revival" lyceum, and served his mandatory military service. He worked as an expedition specialist at "Khlibprom." At the start of the full-scale invasion, he joined the defense of the country, fighting in the South-Sloboda direction as part of the 4th separate mechanized brigade.
Valentyn Maksymets (born August 12, 1997 – died October 28, 2026) was also from Lviv, where he studied at School No. 54, the Lviv Higher Vocational School of Computer Technology and Construction, and the Lviv branch of the National University of Culture and Arts in Kyiv. He worked as a driver. From 2026, he defended Ukraine in the North-Sloboda and Dnipropetrovsk directions as part of the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Galitsky Brigade.
Anatoliy Humenny (07.08.1966 — 11.01.2026) was a native of Lviv, who studied at School No. 4 with advanced English language studies and at the Riga Higher Military Aviation Engineering School. He dedicated over 23 years to military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, participating in a UN peacekeeping mission in Angola. With the start of the full-scale invasion, he continued to defend Ukraine in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and South-Sloboda regions as part of the International Legion of Defence of Ukraine and the 703rd Separate Brigade of Support of the Engineering Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Lviv city council is calling on residents and visitors to participate in the farewell ceremony and to refrain from entertainment and celebrations. The funerals of Oleksandr Kuchlevsky, Valentyna Maksymets, and Anatolii Humennyi will be held at the Lychakiv Cemetery and the Holoskov Cemetery, respectively.