{"id":9817,"date":"2026-11-12T00:21:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T22:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/2026\/11\/12\/he-returned-home-on-a-shield-the-onokivska-community-bid-farewell-to-defender-viktor-rilets\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T00:21:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T22:21:38","slug":"he-returned-home-on-a-shield-the-onokivska-community-bid-farewell-to-defender-viktor-rilets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zakvisnyk.com.ua\/en\/2026\/11\/12\/he-returned-home-on-a-shield-the-onokivska-community-bid-farewell-to-defender-viktor-rilets\/","title":{"rendered":"He returned home on a shield: The Onokivska community bid farewell to defender Viktor Rilets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After months of agonizing uncertainty and waiting, the death of a resident of the village of Kam\u2019yanitsa was confirmed. Fellow villagers, kneeling and holding national flags, gathered to bid the soldier a final farewell.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Onokivska territorial community bowed their heads in deep mourning. On November 11, local residents paid their final respects to their fellow villager\u2014Soldier Viktor Anatoliyovych Rilets, who gave his life in the battles for Ukraine\u2019s freedom, sovereignty, and independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Onokivka Village Council announced the details of the defender\u2019s burial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An End to the Agonizing Uncertainty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Viktor Anatoliyovych Rilets lived in the village of Kam\u2019yanitsa in the Uzhhorod District. He joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to defend his homeland from the Russian aggressor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n