In central Ukraine, roses might never blossom again on a flower farm amidst the unforgiving war.

Following the death of Jan Kvilinsky, owner of Kvilinsky Garden in Myrhorod and Special Operations Forces (SSO) operative, the farm announced on Wednesday, April 25 that it “no longer grows or sells flowers.”

“The Kvilinsky Garden no longer exists.

“The owner of the farm – Jan Kvilinsky died in the war.

“The Kvilinsky Garden no longer grows or sells flowers,” read the Facebook announcement.

According to a local publication, 34-year-old Jan Kvilinsky was born in the village of Stovbyne in the Myrhorod district within the Poltava region. After acquiring qualifications as an agronomist, he founded the Kvilinsky Garden to grow a variety of roses alongside his family.

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After participating in the Revolution of Dignity and Euromaidan in 2014 and becoming the head of the Myrhorod district under the Svoboda party, Kvilinsky joined the army on Sept. 26, 2023, a few days after the farm announced it would temporarily stop growing and selling flowers.

Kvilinsky signed a contract with the 3rd Separate Special Purpose Regiment under the SSO and operated a flamethrower. He died defending Ukraine on Jan. 23 in the Donetsk region and was buried in the Alley of Heroes in Myrhorod.

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JMiguel
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Interesting, virtually every one o tb these heroes are linked to radical right wing parties, or outright Nazis. I oftley go check their names or party names.

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@MRGA troll JMiguel

I see you got tired of being debunked / verbally beaten by Ukraine supporters on Newsweek's forums. I also noticed an error in your post above, so I'll fix it here:

" Every one of Ukraine's heroes dies at the hand of putin's nazi forces."

That about covers it. You are welcome. I do agree with you in that putin is a despicable creature.

Please do enjoy the karma $110 billion in new western weapons aid to Ukraine will bring russia this year. Don't miss the beautiful, bright sparkly fireworks they will be launching your way.

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