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Pallbearers carry the coffin of Viacheslav Nalyvaiko at Saint Michael's Monastery in central Kyiv. Mr. Nalyvaiko was a husband, father and grandfather, who never got to meet his young granddaughter. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February prompted him to leave his job and join the Ukrainian military. Mr. Nalyvaiko was a civilian pilot, active in civil society and took part in the Euromaidan Revolution where he played a piano on the street for protestors standing at the barricades. He was killed in combat in southern Ukraine on September 3 at the age of 57. 2022. Kyiv, Ukraine, September 7, 2022