Three more Volyn soldiers killed in Kharkiv region, local council says

In brief

• Three soldiers from Volyn region were reported killed in the war with Russia, with the losses announced on October 24.
• Artem Tiutiunnyk, 29, died on October 16 near Nova Husarivka in Kharkiv region's Izium district during a combat mission.
• A farewell ceremony for Tiutiunnyk was held on October 26 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Lutsk.
• Oleksandr Kopytiuk and Viktor Sihnaievskyi were named as the other two servicemen from the region.

Three more soldiers from Volyn killed

Three servicemen from Volyn region were reported dead in Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, according to local authorities. The men are Artem Tiutiunnyk, Oleksandr Kopytiuk and Viktor Sihnaievskyi (Втрати Волині: на Харківщині полягли ще троє бійців – Suspilne).

Tiutiunnyk's death and funeral

Tiutiunnyk, 29, was killed on October 16 near Nova Husarivka in Izium district of Kharkiv region during a combat mission. The Lutsk city council said he died from a Russian strike in that area (У Луцьку попрощалися з захисником Артемом Тютюнником – Suspilne). He was originally from Kherson region and had served in the army since 2018. After the full-scale invasion began, he moved to Lutsk with his family and returned to the military. He left a three-year-old daughter, a younger brother and a father. A farewell ceremony took place on October 26 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Lutsk.

Other losses

Sihnaievskyi's death was also announced in the same reporting.

Context

The announcements came in a series of local reports on casualties, which the regional media have been publishing as the war continues. Families and local communities typically arrange burials and memorial services in the home district.