Italian volunteers who died in Ukraine honoured in Rome

A ceremony was held in Rome, at the Basilica of San Andrea della Valle, to honour Italian volunteers who were killed or went missing whilst defending Ukraine. The event was organised by STUR, an association of volunteers and their families.

 The solemn ceremony was attended by veterans of the Russian-Ukrainian war, family members of those killed and missing, members of the Italian Parliament from various political groups, representatives of the clergy, the Ukrainian Ambassador to the Vatican, Andriy Yurash, and representatives of organisations supporting the front lines and, in particular, Italian volunteers.

Three flags – the Ukrainian, Italian and European flags – were laid at the makeshift memorial featuring photos of the Heroes.

📷photo from Oles Horodotskyi’s Facebook page