In Rivne Region, farewell was said to five fallen defenders: Oleksandr Stadnik, Vitaliy Zhakun, Petro Lobach, Serhiy Sydorchuk, and Ivan Yefremenko.
This is reported by Rivne24
Oleksandr Stadnik, a native of Oleksandriya in Kirovohrad Region, was born on September 17, 1980. He served as a sergeant, commander of the communication platoon of a tank battalion since May 2020. He died on January 3, 2026, in a hospital from injuries sustained in Kharkiv Region. During his service, Oleksandr received several awards for exemplary military service and the execution of combat missions.
Vitaliy Zhakun, a resident of the village of Zaluzhzhya in the Dubrovytsia territorial community, joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine on June 6, 2022. He was long considered missing in action, but unfortunately, he was killed on February 4, 2024, while performing a combat mission in Zaporizhzhia.
Petro Lobach from the village of Ivanivka in the Sarny community worked as a gamekeeper in a hunting estate and became a serviceman in June 2023. He died on January 5, 2026, in Chernihiv Region.
Serhiy Sydorchuk, born on October 22, 1986, lived in the village of Ivannye in the Privilne community. He was killed on January 6, 2025, while performing a combat mission in the Kursk region of Russia.
Ivan Yefremenko, who was born on January 19, 1989, lived in the village of Khotyn in the Krupets community. After a prolonged period of being missing in action, his death was confirmed during a combat mission on September 26, 2024, in the Pokrovsk direction. The funeral service took place on January 12 in the village of Khotyn.