Remembrance bell in Odesa: the family of a soldier from the Mykolaiv 79th Brigade was presented with the Order "For Courage"
A hero from the Tavriiska Separate Air Assault Brigade did not return from the Donetsk region: his wife and son received his order
On the last day of the month Odesa traditionally honors its Heroes. This was reported by the head of Odesa City Military Administration Serhii Lysak on his Facebook page. Today the city held the memorial event “Bell of Memory”, dedicated to Ukrainian defenders who gave their lives for Ukraine’s independence in May during the period from 2014 to 2026.
According to Serhii Lysak, participants of the ceremony, with a joint prayer, a minute of silence and symbolic strikes of the bell, remembered each person who fell in battle. A special moment of the event was the presentation of a state award to the family of the fallen serviceman. For personal courage and selflessness the Order “For Courage” III degree was awarded posthumously to soldier Vadym Filipenko.
Vadym Filipenko served as a grenade launcher operator in the 79th Separate Air Assault Tavriisk Brigade. He was killed in April 2024 while carrying out a combat mission in the Donetsk region.
The head of Odesa City Military Administration Serhii Lysak presented the order to the Hero’s wife Hanna and his son Mykyta. Serhii Lysak emphasized that Odesa will always remember the price of its freedom and the names of those who won it.
“Odesa will always remember the price of its freedom and the names of those who won it. Eternal glory to our Heroes”, – said Serhii Lysak.
The war that Russia is waging against Ukraine adds new names every month to the list of those who gave their lives for the country. And such ceremonies – are not a formality, but a reminder to the living of the price of Ukrainian independence.
Earlier we wrote:
- Four years of waiting ended in irreparable grief
- War takes the best: farewells held in Mykolaiv for three Heroes
- Kulbakine in mourning: farewell to a hero who died in the Donetsk region
- He remained faithful to Ukraine until the last moment: a petition is underway to award the title of Hero to a soldier from the Mykolaiv region
- He died for our future: the daughter of a brave soldier from Mykolaiv asks the President for the title of Hero of Ukraine
