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Iryna Nalyvaiko (left) mourns the death of her husband Viacheslav Nalyvaiko, at a cemetery in Hostomel, northeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Originally from Kharkiv, Viacheslav was a husband, father and grandfather, who never got to meet his young granddaughter. Russiaâs full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February prompted him to leave his job and join the Ukrainian military. Viacheslav 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. Hostomel, Ukraine, September 7, 2022