Hlib Ivanov and Valentyn Demianenko
were honored at the ceremony
Not all of the graduates were able to attend the Convocation this year. Sadly, many Kyiv-Mohyla students are fighting against the enemy on the battlefield as volunteers. This year, we lost fifteen members of our KMA Family, among whom Hlib Ivanov, who was studying Political Science, completed his academic requirements, and was scheduled to receive his diploma this summer. He lost his life in January 2023 during the Battle for Bakhmut. His diploma was presented to his parents. Hlib’s parents attended the ceremony to take his diploma for him, and the entire community of students, faculty, parents, and guests honored him with a long-standing ovation and applause. Hlib’s father Jaroslav Ivanov is also a member of Ukraine’s Armed Forces and spent five months in Bakhmut, where he was wounded twice.
