According to an Ukrinform correspondent, the ceremony, held on the first night after Konovalets' ashes were returned to Ukraine, was attended by soldiers and Brigadier General Andrii Biletskyi, commander of the Third Army Corps.
According to the Third Army Corps, Konovalets' urn was brought to the cathedral in an original Austin armored vehicle dating back to the Ukrainian Revolution, which was restored by servicemen of the corps' repair and restoration battalion.
A torch-lit honor guard of soldiers from the Third Army Corps and the Yevhen Konovalets Military School welcomed Konovalets outside the cathedral.
An artillery carriage was attached to the Austin armored vehicle, which, in Ukrainian and European military traditions, is a sign of the highest honor for a serviceman. A three-inch gun was also attached to the armored vehicle. It is an original 1917 artillery piece that was in service with the Army of the Ukrainian People's Republic, specifically with the Sich Riflemen Division commanded by Colonel Konovalets.
During the ceremony, servicemen paid tribute to Colonel Konovalets. Beams of light were projected into the sky.
On August 13, 2026, the ashes of Colonel Yevhen Konovalets were brought to Ukraine, where they were received with full state and military honors.
A monument from Konovalets' grave was also brought from Rotterdam to the Lviv region. It will be preserved at the colonel's museum-estate in Zashkiv.
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In July, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a decision to rebury in Ukraine the remains of Colonel Yevhen Konovalets, an officer of the Army of the Ukrainian People's Republic and the first head of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists.
On August 11, Konovalets' remains were exhumed at Crooswijk General Cemetery in Rotterdam.
On May 25, a ceremony to rebury the remains of OUN leader Andriy Melnyk and his wife, Sofia, was held at the National Military Memorial Cemetery, attended by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
On July 1, the Verkhovna Rada passed a law on the Ukrainian National Pantheon, providing for the creation of a special memorial complex to honor people who made outstanding contributions to the establishment and development of the Ukrainian state, the defense of its independence, and the development of culture, science, art, sports, the Ukrainian language and civil society. The Pantheon is planned to be located in Kyiv.
Photo: Third Army Corps