Hundreds of people paid last honors to Ivan Storchak, the soldier of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, who became another victim of Donbas conflict. His family and hundreds of fellow citizens came to say goodbye; the funeral ceremony took place in Kryvoluka, his home village in Ternopil region, western Ukraine.
According to Ternopil regional state administration (western Ukraine), the 21-year-old light machine gunner served with the 3rd mechanized company of the Ukrainian Army’s military unit A2896. They werу stationed in Vodyane village, Donetsk region. Storchak was shot dead by an enemy sniper.
The following day, the solider was supposed to leave his unit for a planned vacation.