Anatolii Makhlai, a defender from the Bucha community, was killed at the front on 2 October. He was 47.

This was reported by Bucha City Council. Anatolii served in the National Guard of Ukraine and joined the army in March this year.

In civilian life he was a teacher of English and Ukrainian. He is survived by his father, mother and sister.

People can say goodbye to Anatolii on Saturday, 17 October. At 11:00 a funeral service will be held at the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God “Vsetsarytsia” in the village of Lytvynivka.

At 12:00 the farewell will take place by his home in the village of Tarasivshchyna, 15V Fedorova Street, and the defender will be buried in the local cemetery. For those who wish to attend, a bus will leave at 10:20 from the school in the village of Havrylivka, 21 Sadova Street.

Bucha FM joins in expressing condolences to Anatolii Makhlai’s family, comrades and loved ones. Eternal memory and honour to the Hero.

As a reminder, at the end of September the community said goodbye to defender Kyrylo Demutskyi.

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