17 May 2026
(Photo: Suspilne Mykolaiv/Oleksandr Gordienko)
On May 17, Mykolaiv hosted another action to remind people about Ukrainian prisoners of war and defenders who are considered missing. The event was attended by about 200 people - relatives, friends and concerned citizens.
According to Suspilne Mykolaiv, the action took place on Tsentralnyi Avenue. Participants lined up along the boulevard with flags, posters and photos of their relatives and friends who are in captivity or disappeared during the hostilities.
Natalia, a local resident, said she attends such events regularly because she has been waiting for news of her husband and father for more than two and a half years.
"We come to the rallies every Sunday, and not only in Mykolaiv. We travel around the cities of Ukraine with a big flag. We go to Kyiv to attend the rallies. We come because our husband and father have been missing for 30 months. We are looking, waiting, believing," the woman said.
Yana, a resident of Mykolaiv, also took part in the action, waiting for news about her brother, a soldier, Oleh Hnezdilov. According to her, her husband served in the 25th separate airborne brigade and disappeared on April 27, 2025, in the Pokrovske direction.
"He disappeared in the village of Lisivka. The latest information we have is that he was wounded and ran away somewhere," said Yana.
She added that Oleh's wife and young son, who was born just a week before the soldier went missing, are also waiting for him.
The action lasted about an hour. The participants called on drivers passing by the avenue to honk their horns in support of the captured and missing defenders of Ukraine.
According to police, about 200 people joined the event.
Recently, Pivdennoukrainsk hosted another action to remind of Ukrainian prisoners of war and missing persons. The event was attended by about 40 people - relatives of the defenders, volunteers and concerned citizens.
Earlier, Intent wrote that an action in support of Ukrainian soldiers who are in Russian captivity and are considered missing was held in Mykolaiv. During the event, the townspeople greeted two soldiers who returned home from captivity.
In Mykolaiv, on August 31, people came out with flags, slogans, and photos to remind them of those who are in captivity or missing. The participants also congratulated the six soldiers released from captivity on their return. In total, the event was attended by about 270 people.
Андрій Колісніченко