Farewell ceremony held in Kyiv for Vasyl Ratushnyi, killed in action – photos
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Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:03:52 +0200

A ceremony to say farewell to Ukrainian serviceman Vasyl Ratushnyi has been held on Independence Square in Kyiv.
Source Ukrinform correspondent Details Nearly 500 people attended the ceremony.
Taras Ratushnyi, Vasyl Ratushnyis father.
Photo Ukrinform Among them were Ratushnyis relatives and loved ones, as well as many servicemen in uniform, the journalist notes.
Mourners held yellowandblue and redandblack flags, while some soldiers carried flags of the 414th Separate Brigade of Unmanned Aviation Systems Madiars Birds in which Vasyl Ratushnyi served.
Farewell ceremony at Independence Square.
Photo Ukrinform The funeral service was held at St.
Michaels Cathedral, after which the funeral procession proceeded to Baikove Cemetery.
Funeral at St.
Michaels Cathedral.
Photo Ukrinform Funeral at St.
Michaels Cathedral.
Photo Ukrinform Background On 27 February, writer Svitlana Povaliaieva announced that her eldest son Vasyl had been killed in action.
Her younger son, wellknown Ukrainian activist Roman Ratushnyi, was killed on 9 June 2022 in a battle near the city of Izium, Kharkiv Oblast.
Both brothers were participants in the Revolution of Dignity.
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