RIVNE. – The funeral of George Harutyunyan, Valeriy Opanasyuk and Alexander Hrapachenko took place in the Ukrainian City of Rivne. Harutyunyan, Opanasyuk and Hrapachenko died during clashes in Kiev on Feb. 20.

According to the local media reports, the funeral in Rivne was attended by thousands of Ukraine citizens, including Armenian community representatives from different regions of Ukraine. The service was conducted by the priests of the Ukrainian Church and Armenian Cathedral in Lviv.

George Harutyunyan was a citizen of Georgia and an active member of Ukrainian Svoboda (Freedom) Party.